João Ribeiro

In a small coastal African village, Jaki lives, in a house full of cousins ruled with an iron fist by grandmother Agnette and haunted by the mysterious figure of Grandmother Catarina. The life of the neighbourhood revolves around the construction of a Mausoleum for a deceased President that threatens to demolish the local residents’ houses. “Granma Nineteen and the Soviet’s Secret” is an adaptation of Ondjaki's novel.

In a small coastal African village, Jaki lives, in a house full of cousins ruled with an iron fist by grandmother Agnette and haunted by the mysterious figure of Grandmother Catarina. The life of the neighbourhood revolves around the construction of a Mausoleum for a deceased President that threatens to demolish the local residents’ houses. “Granma Nineteen and the Soviet’s Secret” is an adaptation of Ondjaki's novel.

Shooting on 16mm film in Mozambique, director Ico Costa explores the textures of human behaviour as he follows young men who wonder what lies beyond their immediate surroundings. In the fragments of conversations captured in the Maputo market, a recording studio and on coconut trees, we find daily routines and tedium lead to chit-chat on desire, money and hope. In the interplay between performance and document, poetry emerges from fleeting everyday moments.

Tizangara, Mozambique. After the peace agreement. A mystery. UN soldiers exploding. An investigation is begun and Massimo is appointed to solve the mystery. Joaquim will have to translate, not only the words but the facts, in order for him to understand.

Tizangara, Mozambique. After the peace agreement. A mystery. UN soldiers exploding. An investigation is begun and Massimo is appointed to solve the mystery. Joaquim will have to translate, not only the words but the facts, in order for him to understand.

Tizangara, Mozambique. After the peace agreement. A mystery. UN soldiers exploding. An investigation is begun and Massimo is appointed to solve the mystery. Joaquim will have to translate, not only the words but the facts, in order for him to understand.

Con el caos y la guerra civil que en los años 90 envolvió Sierra Leona como telón de fondo, "Diamante de sangre" es la historia de Danny Archer, un ex mercenario sudafricano, y Solomon Vandy, un pescador de Mende. Ambos hombres son africanos, pero sus historias y sus circunstancias son completamente diferentes. Sus destinos se unen en la búsqueda conjunta para recuperar un diamante rosa, poco común, que puede transformar sus vidas. Mientras se halla en prisión por contrabando, Archer se entera de que Solomon, quien fue separado de su familia y obligado a trabajar en las minas de diamantes, ha encontrado y escondido la extraordinaria piedra sin pulir. Con la ayuda de Maddy Bowen, una periodista americana cuyo idealismo se ve atenuado por una profunda relación con Archer, los dos hombres emprenden un viaje por territorio rebelde.

Silvia Broome, nacida en África, es una intérprete de las Naciones Unidas que oye cómo amenazan de muerte a un presidente africano, acusado de genocidio en su país, que en unos días dará un discurso en la Asamblea General. Tobin Keller es el agente federal encargado de protegerla, pero poco a poco comienzan a levantarse las sospechas sobre los ideales y motivos de ella.

Carica is only seven years old and wants a bicycle for Christmas. But his family has no money and offers him a book. The grandfather tells him the story of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. On the first day of rain and sun, Carica embarks on adventure.

A series of six dramatic shorts, each from a different African country and all on the broad theme of "love in Africa."

Four stories in a Mozambican village. Stories about a water can, a well that gets broken, a lonely hunter, and a bird that becomes a radio.