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Hollow City (2004)

Hollow City poster
Original title
Na Cidade Vazia
Directed by
Maria João Ganga
Genre
drama film
Country
Portugal
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy lands in the Angolan capital Luanda after the civil war. He navigates the crowded city on his own, moving between its streets and people.

somberslow-pacedobservationalmelancholicatmosphericgroundedquietlonely

What happens

Hollow City (Na Cidade Vazia) (2004) is the first full-length movie directed by Angolan-born director Maria João Ganga. The film is one of the first to be produced in Angola since the end of the civil war, and the first film produced by an Angolan woman. Filming was done on location in Luanda, Angola. International versions of the film are in the Portuguese language with English subtitles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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