Um Rio Chamado Tempo, uma Casa Chamada Terra (2005)
Adaptation of Mia Couto's novel "A River Called Time, A House Called Earth." When the gravedigger's shovel tried to dig into the ground to cover Dito Mariano's grave, it hit a surface as hard as steel. A storm broke out in the sky and a sense of awe swept over the family members present at the funeral. Whose fault was it that the earth would not open? Discord broke out among the women. Dulcineusa, the matriarch of the family, declared: "The earth will not open because there is a secret to be revealed."
Director: José Carlos de Oliveira
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Anabela Moreira as Conceição |
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Jorge Mota as Lopes |
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Isaac Mandlate as Marianito |
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Maria Helena as Nyembeti |
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Timótio Manganhela as Abstinêncio |
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Ana Magaia as Dulcineusa |
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Cândida Bila as Admirança |
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Gilberto Mendes as Ultímio |
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Nelson Maquil as Ananias |
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Alberto Magassela as Fulano Malta |
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Sérgio Faife as Hortêncio |
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Jorge Loureiro as postman |
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Mariana Coelho as Carminda, post office clerk |
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Paula Guedes as woman at the wake |
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Ana Paula Mota as Sara |
| Writing | António Cabrita | Writer |
| Directing | José Carlos de Oliveira | Director |
| Writing | Mia Couto | Novel |
| Writing | José Carlos de Oliveira | Writer |
| Writing | Mia Couto | Book |