Maputo Nakuzandza

{{short description|2022 Mozambique film}}

{{Orphan|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Maputo Nakuzandza

| image =

| alt =

| director = Ariadine Zampaulo

| screenplay = Maria Clotilde Guirrugo
Ariadine Zampaulo

| producer = Juliana Brotto

| starring = Domingos Bié
Maria Clotilde Guirrugo
Salvado Mabjaia

| cinematography = David-Simon Groß

| editing = Bruno Teodoro
Ariadine Zampaulo

| music = Chico Antonio

| studio = Mariclô
Olhar Através

| released = {{Film date|2022|01||Mostra de Tiradentes|ref1=https://pro.festivalscope.com/film/maputo-nakuzandza}}

| runtime = 62 minutes

| country = Brazil
Mozambique

| language = Portuguese

| budget =

| gross =

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Maputo Nakuzandza ({{translation|Maputo, I Love You}}) is a 2022 Brazilian-Mozambican mystery drama thriller film written and directed by Brazilian filmmaker Ariadine Zampaulo. The film was officially selected for the international film premiere at the 34th International Film Festival Marseille.{{Cite web |title=MAPUTO NAKUZANDZA |url=https://fidmarseille.org/en/film/maputo-nakuzandza/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=FIDMarseille |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Calnan2022-06-07T12:50:00+01:00 |first=Ellie |title=FIDMarseille 2022 unveils line-up including world premiere of Lav Diaz's 'A Tale Of Filipino Violence' |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/fidmarseille-2022-unveils-line-up-including-world-premiere-of-lav-diazs-a-tale-of-filipino-violence/5171457.article |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Screen |language=en}} The film was also screened at the 2023 Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival.{{Cite web |title=Maputo Nakuzandza |url=https://bfmaf.org/programme/maputo-nakuzandza/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en-gb}}

Synopsis

It's dawn in Maputo which is the capital city of Mozambique. Youngsters leave the nightclubs and in the backyards, women start their day. A man runs, a woman arrives from a trip, a tourist takes a walk, a worker takes the public transportation and the Maputo Nakuzandza radio station announces the disappearance of a bride.{{Cite web |title=Maputo Nakuzandza |url=https://www.filmlinc.org/films/maputo-nakuzandza/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Film at Lincoln Center |language=en}}https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/8605

Cast

  • Domingos Bié
  • Maria Clotilde Guirrugo
  • Salvado Mabjaia
  • Fernando Macamo
  • Eunice Mandlate
  • Luis Napaho
  • Silvana Pombal
  • Malua Saveca
  • Sabina Tembe
  • Sabina Tembe

Accolades

The film won Berwick New Cinema Award at the 2023 Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival. The film was nominated in the best international film category at the 2022 Valdivia International Film Festival. The film won the special jury prize at the 2022 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival.{{Citation |title=Maputo Nakuzandza |url=https://mubi.com/films/maputo-nakuzandza |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=en}}

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