Baía de Luanda

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Audience Score
80
Baía de Luanda
Pérola 39 years a female lawyer return to Angola for her younger sisters Alambamento traditional Angolan ceremony where dowries and promises are exchanged between a couple more than 20 years living abroad On coming back she realises that she does not fit in that environment anymore The world that saw her come to life is now uncomfortable In the beginning she remains apart watching all her parents do and say in a judgmental way but as the party unfolds Pérola starts to see the beauty of the place That land and its People reveal a charm that she was not expecting and suddenly she understands that all her loneliness and emptiness she has felt all those years was only her home beckoning her back
DirectorMónica Martins

Movie Details

Original Language:Portuguese
Production Companies:Universidade Lusófona Lusófona Filmes