The Blue Eyes of Yonta
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Flora Gomes
Maysa Marta
Antonio Simao Mendes
Pedro Dias
Bia Gomes
Dina Vaz
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A young woman falls for a hero of her newly independent country and is, therefore, blind to the amorous attentions of another war hero. Shy Ze sends her love letters copied from a Scandinavian book (hence the references to blue eyes), and Yonta's inability to see past the older Vicente reflects on the illusions of the country as a whole.
Director
Flora Gomes
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (un certain regard) May 7-18, 1992.
Shown at Contemporary Films of the African Diaspora Festival in New York City November 26 - December 2, 1993.
Shown at New Directors/New Films series in New York City March 19 - April 4, 1993.
Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (in competition) November 6-15, 1992.
Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of series "Spotlight on African Filmmakers" May 1-4, 1999.
color
dialogue Portuguese-Creole
subtitled
