Hollow City (2004)

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

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.

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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.

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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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