Underplayed Gems

Virgin Margarida (2012)

Virgin Margarida poster
Original title
Virgem Margarida
Country
Mozambique, France, Portugal
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1975, during Mozambique's transition to independence, a sixteen-year-old girl from the countryside is taken by mistake during a government sweep to remove prostitutes from Maputo. Margarida is forced into a rehabilitation camp for women. The story follows her struggle through this confusing and unjust situation.

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What happens

Virgin Margarida (theatrically as Virgem Margarida) is a 2012 Portuguese drama film directed by Mozambique director Licínio Azevedo and co-produced by Jacques Bidou, Pandora da Cunha Telles, Marianne Dumoulin, Pablo Iraola and Pedro Pimenta. The film stars Sumeia Maculuva with Hermelinda Cimela, Iva Mugalela, and Rosa Mario in supporting roles. The film is about Margarida, a sixteen-year-old girl from the countryside who was taken mistakenly during 1975 Mozambique's rebirth to sweep all the prostitutes and bad habits from the streets of Maputo. Virgin Margarida premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. The film received critics positive acclaim and screened worldwide. In 2012 at the Amiens International Film Festival, the film won the Audience Award for the Best Film. It also won the SIGNIS Award for Special Mention at the same festival. In the same year, the film was nominated for Tanit d'Or award for the Best Film at the Carthage Film Festival. In 2014, actress Rosa Mario won the Andorinha Trophy for the Best Supporting Actress at the Cineport - Portuguese Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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