Hollow City(Movie, 2004)

Name: Hollow City
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004
Duration: T01:30:00

Original title: "Na Cidade Vazia" (Portuguese/PT)

1h 30min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 3 votes)

Hollow City (Na Cidade Vazia) (2004) is the first full-length movie directed by Angolan-born director Maria João Ganga. The film is one of the first to be produced in Angola since the end of the civil war, and the first film produced by an Angolan woman. Filming was done on location in Luanda, Angola. International versions of the film are in the Portuguese language with English subtitles. ()

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About Hollow City

A group of children, fleeing the war, is taken to Luanda accompanied by a nun. When they reach the aeroplane, 12-year-old N'Dala decides to leave the group and to reconnoitre the city. The nun then starts her unceasing quest for the missing boy. N'Dala, only carrying a textile bag and a doll made of wire, walks through the busy streets filled with people and traffic. Later he finds the tranquility of the island off the coast, where he meets the old fisherman Antonio, with whom he becomes friends. Not much later, he meets the lively, whimsical Zé, who is a little older than he is. N'Dala starts to experience the city and its inhabitants as increasingly forbidding and he would most like to return to the countryside from whence he came. Then he meets Joka, a fringe figure who persuades him to help with a robbery in exchange for money. With this film, Maria Joao Ganga wanted to provide a realistic sketch of the bitter political situation in Angola. One of her most important motivations ...

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Additional Information

Production countries: Angola, Portugal

Plays in: Angola

Made by: Animatógrafo II, Integrada

Original language: Portuguese (PT)

Spoken languages: Portuguese (PT)

Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Portuguese (PT)

Status: Released

Release date US: 01/29/2004

Cast: Ana Dantas

Director: Maria João Ganga

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"In the Empty City"

Keywords: woman director, angola

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