Mortu Nega (1988)
- Directed by
- Flora Gomes
- Genre
- docufiction
- Country
- Guinea-Bissau
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film follows a woman as she searches for her husband during the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence. It blends historical events with local mythology.
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What happens
Mortu Nega (English: Death Denied or Those Whom Death Refused) is a 1988 historic film by Flora Gomes, a director from Guinea-Bissau. Mortu Nega was Gomes' first feature-length film and the first film produced in independent Guinea-Bissau. It was also the first ethnofiction film to show the experiences of the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence, blending contemporary history with mythology. Its world premiere was at the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 1988. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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