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Comboio de sal e açúcar = The train of salt and sugar / Ukbar Filmes apresenta ; em produção com Ébano Multimedia, Moçambique, Les Films de L'Étranger, França, Urucu Media, África do Sul, Panda Filmes, Brasil ; produzido por Pandora da Cunha Telles, Pablo Iraola ; um filme de Licínio Azevedo.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Portuguese
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads--Mozambique--History--20th century.
- Railroads.
- Mozambique--History--Independence and Civil War, 1975-1994--Drama.
- Mozambique.
- Genre:
- War films.
- Historical films.
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (88 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Train of salt and sugar
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Juno Films, 2016.
- Language Note:
- In Portuguese with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Mozambique is in the midst of civil war. A single train connects Nampula to Malawi. No civilians are allowed and yet hundreds risk their lives through 700km of sabotaged tracks. Salomão and Taiar are two soldiers who don't get along. Rosa is a young nurse on her way to her frst job, who soon becomes an object of desire. Mariamu, her close friend, only hopes to trade salt for sugar. Amongst bullets and laughter, life goes on and stories unfold as the train advances under attack, ever so slowly, towards the next stop.
- Participant:
- Matamba Joaquim, Melanie de Vales Rafael, Thiago Justino, António Nipita, Sabina Fonseca.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 19, 2019).
- Based on the novel by Licínio Azevedo.
- Won 2016 Cairo International Film Festival Silver Pyramid, Best Director
- Nominee 2016 Cairo International Film Festival Golden Pyramid, Best Film
- Nominee 2016 Locarno International Film Festival, Variety Piazza Grande Award
- Won 2018 Screen Actors GDA Foundation, Best Newcomer Award
- Contains:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Azevedo, Licínio, 1951- Comboio de sal e açúcar.
- OCLC:
- 1096462470
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