Chronicling the end of Guinea-Bissau’s war of independence and the first steps towards a self-determining republic, Gomes’ portrait of a young couple’s love affair sidesteps the didactic tropes that underpin some stridently political films. Astonishing war-time set pieces are interspersed with the tragedies and romances of a young nation to mesmerising effect. The result is one of the treasures of African cinema.
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Directed by
Flora Gomes