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Air Conditioner (2020)

Plot Summary: When air conditioners mysteriously begin falling from building walls across the city of Luanda, a security guard and a housemaid embark on a surreal quest to retrieve their boss's unit. Director: Fradique Producer: Jorge Cohen Screenplay: Fradique, Ery Claver Starring: JosΓ© Kiteculo as Matacedo Filomena Manuel as Zezinha David Caracol as Mr. Mino Music: Aline FrazΓ£o Cinematography: Ery Claver Editing: Fradique ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Slow and Confusing Return to Angola Week We apologize for leaving our Angola week open for so long before finishing this review. Work swallowed all our time, but I still remember this movie clearly and not in a good way. Hello movie lovers! We pretty much went into hibernation after watching Air Conditioner. The idea sounds intriguing, but the execution mad...
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Hollow City (2004)

Plot Summary: An 11-year-old boy orphaned during the Angolan civil war is brought to Luanda, where he escapes into the vibrant yet dangerous streets seeking a way back to his home village. Director: Maria JoΓ£o Ganga Producer: FranΓ§ois Gonot Screenplay: Maria JoΓ£o Ganga Starring: Roldan Pinto JoΓ£o as N'dala Domingos Fernandes Fonseca as ZΓ© JΓΊlia Botelho as Sister Catarina Ana Bustorff as Rosinha Music: FranΓ§ois-Eudes Chanfrault Cinematography: Jacques Besse Editing: Michel Klochendler ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Harsh Luanda Portrait Through a Child's Eyes FREDDY: Hollow City takes us to Luanda in 1991 through the eyes of N'Dala, a boy orphaned by war. The setup is emotionally strong and historically meaningful, especially considering this was one of the earliest Angolan post-war productions an...
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Death Metal Angola (2012)

Plot Summary: A loving Angolan couple, Sonia and Wilker, use their passion for death metal music and heavy rhythms to bring hope, healing, and the country's first national rock concert to Huambo. Director: Jeremy Xido Producers: Jeremy Xido, Sonia Ferreira Starring: Sonia Ferreira as Herself Wilker Flores as Himself Cinematography: Jeremy Xido Editing: Todd Holmes HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Heavy Music Rising from a Wounded Country The third film of the week is Death Metal Angola from American director Jeremy Xido. When Freddy pressed play, I honestly rolled my eyes because I did not feel like listening to death metal for 83 minutes. But the documentary quickly becomes much more than that. It opens with horrifyi...
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Into the Okavango (2018)

Plot Summary: A passionate conservation biologist brings together an extraordinary team on an epic four-month expedition across Angola, Namibia, and Botswana to save the Okavango Delta, one of Earth's last pristine wildernesses. Director: Neil Gelinas Producers: Neil Gelinas, Steve Boyes Starring: Steve Boyes as Himself Adjany Costa as Herself Tumbo as Himself Paul Venter as Himself Music: Group Therapy Music Cinematography: Neil Gelinas Editing: Todd Holmes HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ An Epic Expedition Into Angola's Wild Heart Hello friends! Today we have an incredibly beautiful journey through the Okavango from National Geographic Documentary Films. With a team of modern-day exp...
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