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

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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