Cape Town World Cinema Festival

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The Hero / O Heroi

Portuguese 97min Angola/Portugal/France 2004 35mm
Directed by Zeze Gamboa
After a 28-year war, the citizens in the capital of Angola are desperately trying to rebuild their lives. In this captivating character-driven story of hope, four lives become inextricably linked.

After stepping on a land mine, Vitório (Oumar Makéna Diop) is demobbed. Despite his lack of prospects, he is eager to build a new future. But one night, his prosthetic leg is stolen. His desperate search leads him to the door of Judite(Maria Ceiça), a prostitute.

Manu (Milton Coelho [Santo]) is a bright schoolboy who obsesses about the return of his father. When Vitório rescues Manu from the antagonism of a local gang member, Manu believes that the war hero is his father. Manu's teacher, Joana(Patrícia Bull) uses her connections to launch a campaign that gives Vitório back his prosthesis, and his dignity.
Starring:

Oumar Makéna Diop, Milton Coelho (Santo), Patrícia Bull, Neusa Borges, Maria Ceiça, Raúl Rosário

  • Thursday 17 Nov 9:00 pm Artscape
  • Friday 18 Nov 5:15 pm Labia
  • Sunday 20 Nov 4:30 pm Labia

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