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Double Life of Dona Ermelinda (The)

  • Double vie de Dona Ermelinda (La)
Genre : Drama
Type : Docu-drama
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1995
Format : Feature
Running time : 70 (in minutes)

Through the destiny of a woman, the director's grandmother, this film tells the story of a family that lived through the wealth and sumptuous privileges of colonialism before having to face the nationalist claims of Mozambique. It is the birth of a nation, from the last days of Portuguese colonialism, through the struggle for independence, to the tragedies and suffering of the civil war. A story that leads to the first democratic elections the country has ever seen.

Docufiction of 70 minutes directed by Aldo LEE.

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