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Nayola
Sign in to saveNayola is a 2022 adult animated drama film directed by José Miguel Ribeiro in his directorial debut. It is based on the play A Caixa Preta by José Eduardo Agualusa & Mia Couto who co-wrote the script with Virgilio Almeida. It tells the story of 3 women from 3 generations who lived through the tragic period of the Angolan civil war. It is a co-production between Portugal, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
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7.5In 1995, during the Angolan civil war, Nayola sets out in search of her missing husband.
Cast
- Elisângela Rita as Nayola (voice)
- Vitória Soares as Lelena (voice)
- Feliciana Délcia Guia as Yara (voice)
- Marinela Furtado as Masked Intruder #1 (voice)
- José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho as Ekumbi (voice)
- Raúl Rosário as Shooter (voice)
Themes
- hip-hop
- based on play or musical
- magic realism
- adult animation
- african mythology
- angola
- political repression
- mother daughter relationship
- grandmother granddaughter relationship
- angolan civil war (1975-2002)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- Belgium
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Director
- José Miguel Ribeiro
- Screenwriter
- Mia Couto
- Duration
- 90
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- publication date
- 2023-04-13
- title
- Nayola
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- capital cost
- 3200000
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Nayola is a 2022 adult animated drama film directed by José Miguel Ribeiro in his directorial debut. It is based on the play A Caixa Preta by José Eduardo Agualusa & Mia Couto who co-wrote the script with Virgilio Almeida. It tells the story of 3 women from 3 generations who lived through the tragic period of the Angolan civil war. It is a co-production between Portugal, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
== Synopsis == Three generations of Angolan women in a 25-year civil war (1975-2002). Nayola goes to the interior of Angola during the Civil War, in search of her husband who was reported missing in action. Somehow, three people inadvertently connect to this quest.
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