What Makes Quim Run? (1991)
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 22M
Director : Mariano Bartolomeu
Synopsis
A young jet pilot fighter Quim has great difficulty accepting that his recently born child is disabled. His mother advises him to see a witch doctor, but Quim refuses. Instead he looks for his former mistress Djamila. His mind is completely confused and he no longer can distinguish reality from fantasy. A metaphor of Angola after its independence.
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