Concrete Affection – Zopo Lady
Afetos de betão – Zopo Lady
Luanda, Angola. The streets are deserted, the buildings empty and no ships leave the harbour. What’s left are ghosts and memories. Concrete Affection – Zopo Lady is inspired by journalist Ryszard Kapuściński’s descriptions of the last colonial days in Angola in 1976 and the exodus of Portuguese and white Angolans from Luanda.
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Havemos de voltar
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There Is No Light Inside the Mirror
A man finds refuge in a deserted building in Luanda. Confronted by his obnoxious shadow, he makes a radical decision.
Film details
- Country of production
- Angola
- Year
- 2017
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 12"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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