Maputo Nakuzandza

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Maputo Nakuzandza
Directed byAriadine Zampaulo
Screenplay byMaria Clotilde Guirrugo
Ariadine Zampaulo
Produced byJuliana Brotto
StarringDomingos Bié
Maria Clotilde Guirrugo
Salvado Mabjaia
CinematographyDavid-Simon Groß
Edited byBruno Teodoro
Ariadine Zampaulo
Music byChico Antonio
Production
companies
Mariclô
Olhar Através
Release dates
2022
  • 2 April 2023 (2023-04-02) (United States)
Running time
62 minutes
CountriesBrazil
Mozambique
LanguagePortuguese

Maputo Nakuzandza (transl. Maputo, I Love You) is a 2022 Brazilian-Mozambican mystery drama thriller film written and directed by Brazilian filmmaker Ariadine Zampaulo. The film was officially selected for the international film premiere at the 34th International Film Festival Marseille.[1][2] The film was also screened at the 2023 Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival.[3]

Synopsis[edit]

It's dawn in Maputo which is the capital city of Mozambique. Youngsters leave the nightclubs and in the backyards, women start their day. A man runs, a woman arrives from a trip, a tourist takes a walk, a worker takes the public transportation and the Maputo Nakuzandza radio station announces the disappearance of a bride.[4][5]

Cast[edit]

  • Domingos Bié
  • Maria Clotilde Guirrugo
  • Salvado Mabjaia
  • Fernando Macamo
  • Eunice Mandlate
  • Luis Napaho
  • Silvana Pombal
  • Malua Saveca
  • Sabina Tembe
  • Sabina Tembe

Accolades[edit]

The film won Berwick New Cinema Award at the 2023 Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival. The film was nominated in the best international film category at the 2022 Valdivia International Film Festival. The film won the special jury prize at the 2022 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MAPUTO NAKUZANDZA". FIDMarseille. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  2. ^ Calnan2022-06-07T12:50:00+01:00, Ellie. "FIDMarseille 2022 unveils line-up including world premiere of Lav Diaz's 'A Tale Of Filipino Violence'". Screen. Retrieved 2023-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Maputo Nakuzandza". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  4. ^ "Maputo Nakuzandza". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  5. ^ https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/8605
  6. ^ Maputo Nakuzandza, retrieved 2023-04-15

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