The Hero (2004)
A 20-year veteran of the Angolan civil war returns to the capital city of Luanda where he faces the challenges of assimilation and survival.
Director: Zézé Gamboa
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Makena Diop as Vitorio (as Oumar Makena Diop) |
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Milton Coelho as Manu (as Milton 'Santo' Coelho) |
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Patrícia Bull as Joana, the school teacher |
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Gracy Costa as Rita, a discotheque dancer |
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Maria Ceiça as Judite, aka Maria Bárbara Simões |
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Neusa Borges as Flora, the grandmother |
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Miguel Hurst as doctor Luís |
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Thierry Darrigrand as doctor Thierry |
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Catarina Matos as nurse Rute |
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Mónica Anapaz as night nurse |
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Raúl Rosário as Pedro Vasconcelos |
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Orlando Sérgio as minister of internal affairs |
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Próspero João as Carlos |
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Fernando Lupach as |
| Directing | Zézé Gamboa | Director |
| Writing | Carla Baptista | Writer |
| Writing | Pierre-Marie Goulet | Writer |
| Writing | Fernando Vendrell | Writer |
| Production | François d'Artemare | Producer |
| Production | Catarina Fortes | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tony Gamboa | Producer |
| Production | Fernando Vendrell | Producer |
| Sound | David Linx | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Diederik Wissels | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Mario Masini | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Anna Ruiz | Editor |
| Art | Lucha d'Orey | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ian Swann | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | François Groult | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |