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The Hero

2004 · 1h 37m · 5.1 on TMDB

A 20-year veteran of the Angolan civil war returns to the capital city of Luanda where he faces the challenges of assimilation and survival.

Cast

Makena Diop
Vitorio (as Oumar Makena Diop)
Milton Coelho
Manu (as Milton 'Santo' Coelho)
Patrícia Bull
Joana, the school teacher
Gracy Costa
Rita, a discotheque dancer

Maria Ceiça

Maria Ceiça

Judite, aka Maria Bárbara Simões

Neusa Borges

Neusa Borges

Flora, the grandmother

Miguel Hurst

Miguel Hurst

doctor Luís

Thierry Darrigrand

doctor Thierry

Catarina Matos

Catarina Matos

nurse Rute

Mónica Anapaz

night nurse

Raúl Rosário

Raúl Rosário

Pedro Vasconcelos

Orlando Sérgio

minister of internal affairs

Production

David & Golias Gamboa & Gamboa Les Films de l'Après-Midi

Directed by

Where to watch

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Released: May 13, 2004

Awards

Best International Feature Film · 2002nomineeOscars
Best Non-English Language Film · 2002nomineeGolden Globes
Grand Jury Prize · 2005Sundance
In Competition · 2003Berlinale

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