Redemption (2019)

Original title

Resgate

Directed by

Mickey Fonseca

Genre

action, drama

Country

Mozambique

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

16

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to leave his criminal past behind to be a better father to his child. After four years away, he finds himself pulled back into the violent world he wanted to escape.

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What happens

Redemption, also known as Resgate, is a 2019 Mozambican crime film directed by Mickey Fonseca. It is the first Mozambican-made film to be featured on Netflix and at the time of its release on the streamer in July 2020, was the only film from a Portuguese-speaking African country in its catalogue. The story revolves around a life of crime as the lead character decides to change his life and be a better father after spending four years, but ends up returning to a life of crime. It was nominated for nine awards and won two of them at the Africa Movie Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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