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Theme Week Wrap-Up Angola Trip Week This week took longer than expected, partly because work got heavy and partly because one specific film drained our motivation hard. Still, this lineup gave us a fascinating tour through Angola's history, conflict and culture, with documentaries and hybrids that opened new directions for reading and research. Top Pick of the Week Another Day of Life (2018) - 92/100 A compelling account of Angola's war years through the eyes of a foreign journalist, with striking rotoscope animation and rich political context. Ranked Board Five films, one destination, and very different levels of impact. Some were eye-opening and culturally rich, others less successful, but the week still offered a strong perspective on Angolan stories and the region around it. #1 of the Week Another Day of Life (2018) ...

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: José Kiteculo as Matacedo Filomena Manuel as Zezinha David Caracol as Mr. Mino Music: Aline Frazão 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...

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 João Ganga Producer: François Gonot Screenplay: Maria João Ganga Starring: Roldan Pinto João as N'dala Domingos Fernandes Fonseca as Zé Júlia Botelho as Sister Catarina Ana Bustorff as Rosinha Music: François-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...

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...

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...

Plot Summary: A gripping account of a three-month-long journey that renowned Polish reporter Ryszard Kapuściński took across Angola in 1975, amidst the outbreak of civil war as the country gained independence. Directors: Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow Producers: Jarek Sawko, Amaia Remírez, Ole Wendorff-Østergaard, Stefan Schubert, Eric Goossens Screenplay: Raúl de la Fuente, Amaia Remírez, Niall Johnson, David Weber, Damian Nenow Starring: Mirosław Haniszewski as Ryszard Kapuściński Vergil J. Smith as Queiroz / Luis Alberto Tomasz Ziętek as Farrusco Music: Mikel Salas Cinematography: Raúl de la Fuente Editing: Raúl de la Fuente HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Fierce Introduction to Ang...

Weekly Theme Announcement Welcome to Our 13th Week: Angola Week Hello gente bonita! This week's movie raffle is taking us on a five-day trip to Angola. We are diving into films set in the country or made by filmmakers connected to it, and we are going in knowing this may be one of our hardest theme weeks so far. Angola is not one of the most prolific film-producing countries, which makes this search more difficult but also more exciting. We expect a mix of war stories, documentaries and discoveries that help us understand more about a country with a beautiful landscape and a difficult modern history. So this week we are heading to the land of the Giant Sable Antelope to find out what Angolan cinema, and cinema about Angola, has to offer. "Omunu nda ngo wafa kami ondalu, ava vasyala vayota." The person who dies does not extinguish the fire; the living continue to use it. - Angolan proverb in Umbundu ...