Baía de Luanda (2022)
Pérola (39 years), a female lawyer, return to Angola, for her younger sister´s “Alambamento” (traditional Angolan ceremony where dowries and promises are exchanged between a couple) more than 20 years living abroad. On coming back, she realises that she does not fit in that environment anymore. The world that saw her come to life is now uncomfortable. In the beginning, she remains apart, watching all her parents do and say in a judgmental way, but as the party unfolds, Pérola starts to see the beauty of the place. That land and it´s People reveal a charm that she was not expecting and suddenly she understands that all her loneliness and emptiness she has felt all those years was only her home beckoning her back.
Director: Mónica Martins
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Cleonise Malulo as Félcia |
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Nádia Yracema as Zuri |
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Manuela Paulo as Pérola |
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Solange Hilário as Luena |
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Danilo da Matta as Yellen |
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Daniel Martinho as Nzinga |
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Giovanni Lourenço as Candimba |
| Editing | Tomás Lourenço | Editor |
| Production | Iara Martins | Producer |
| Directing | Mónica Martins | Director |
| Art | Tairine Rosa | Production Design |
| Crew | Miguel Leal Costa | Cinematography |
| Camera | Lara Brito | Data Wrangler |
| Lighting | André Alves | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Maria João Rodrigues | Animation |
| Lighting | Rodrigo Pedras | Assistant Electrician |
| Sound | António Silva | Sound Director |
| Directing | Ruben Cruz | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luiza Ferreira | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Francisca | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Lighting | Carlos Zenida | Assistant Electrician |
| Camera | Rodrigo Godinho | Focus Puller |
| Sound | Tiago Pereira | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Eliana Caleia | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edson Etaungo | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Francisco Janela | Boom Operator |
| Art | Carlota Sempere | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Joana Seixas | Prop Designer |
| Camera | Diogo Flauzino | Key Grip |
| Crew | Mónica Martins | Script |
| Art | Song Almeida | Head Decorator |
| Lighting | João Fangueiro | Assistant Electrician |
| Editing | Miguel Leal Costa | Color Grading |
| Camera | Marcos Koe | Assistant Grip |
| Editing | Daniel Fernandes | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Mariana Teixeira | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Rafaela Seco | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | João Peixoto | Color Grading |
| Production | Francisco Correia | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Íris Sequeira | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Duarte Felgueiras | Video Assist Operator |
| Production | Karina Gennaro | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Duarte Carvalho | Assistant Grip |
| Directing | Maria Carita | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Ricardo Costa | Music |
| Sound | António Silva | Sound Post Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Sofia Wates | Third Assistant Director |
| Sound | Tiago Pereira | Foley Artist |
| Directing | Ana Lourenço | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Francisco Janela | Music |
| Sound | Ricardo Costa | Sound Mix Technician |
| Sound | Ricardo Costa | Sound Designer |