The Hero
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Zeze Gamboa
Oumar Makena Diop
Milton Coelho
Patricia Bull
Neusa Borges
Maria Ceica
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Synopsis
Citizens of Angola struggle to piece themselves back together after the end of the country's thirty year civil war. The tale centers around the lives of four extraordinary characters: ex-soldier Vitório, whose leg was blown off by a landmine; Maria Barbara, who caters to men who mistreat her and yearns for her missing son; the orphaned young Manu, who gets into trouble in the streets; and Joana, a schoolteacher luckier than the others but cynical about the possibilities of political justice.
Director
Zeze Gamboa
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature (World Cinema) at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
Video on Demand in United States 2009
Released in United States 2005
Released in United States January 2005
Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 23-April 3, 2005.
Video on Demand in United States 2009
Released in United States 2005 (Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 23-April 3, 2005.)
Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Competition) January 20-30, 2005.)
