The Anchorage of Time (2024)
In Mozambique, Izidine, a young police inspector, is called to investigate the murder of Vasto Excelêncio, the director of a nursing home built within the walls of an old colonial slave fortress. He is shocked when all the elderly residents, as well as the head nurse, Marta, confess to the murder. Each one has motive, given Excelêncio’s abusive behavior. With only a week to solve the case, the detective slowly unravels truths about the murder, Mozambique's colonial past, and himself.
Director:
Sol de Carvalho
Writers:
Sol de Carvalho, Mia Couto.
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Horácio Guiamba as Inspector Izidine |
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Maria Adamugy as |
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Tomas Bie as |
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Mário Mabjaia as |
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Adelino Branquinho as |
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Josefina Massango as |
| Directing | Sol de Carvalho | Director |
| Crew | André Guiomar | Cinematography |
| Sound | Stewart Sukuma | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Sol de Carvalho | Screenplay |
| Production | Sol de Carvalho | Producer |
| Writing | Mia Couto | Novel |
| Writing | Mia Couto | Screenplay |
| Production | Jacinta Barros | Producer |
| Production | Rui Simões | Producer |
| Editing | Bruno Lopes | Editor |
| Production | Paulo Roberto de Carvalho | Producer |
| Production | Gudula Meinzolt | Producer |
| Production | Zézé Gamboa | Producer |