Nha Mila (2020)
After fourteen years away from her homeland, Salomé is forced to return to Cape Verde to see her dying brother. During her stopover at Lisbon airport, Águeda, a cleaning lady, recognizes Salomé as "Mila", her childhood friend. Águeda invites Salomé to leave the airport and spend the stopover at her home, with the women of her family. The neighborhood transports her on a spiritual journey, whose destination reveals a painful bond with her homeland.
Director:
Denise Fernandes
Writer:
Denise Fernandes
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Yaya Correia as Mila |
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Maria Sanches as Águeda |
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Cleo Diára as Sheila |
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Lourença Semedo as Celina |
| Production | Andres Pfäffli | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Miguel Moraes Cabral | Sound |
| Editing | Paulo Américo | Colorist |
| Production | Joaquim Carvalho | Production Manager |
| Art | Marie Fages | Art Direction |
| Production | Elda Guidinetti | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Pedro Marques | Editor |
| Production | Luís Urbano | Producer |
| Writing | Denise Fernandes | Screenplay |
| Production | Elda Guidinetti | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sandro Aguilar | Producer |
| Directing | Patrick Mendes | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Denise Fernandes | Director |
| Camera | Marta Simões | Director of Photography |
| Sound | António Porém Pires | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |