Childhood innocence drowns in a river that divides two worlds forever.
Rui was raised in Mozambique in a small village at the frontier of a mysterious river. Son of Portuguese colonists, his best friend is Ana, a black girl godchild of his mother. At fourteen he is confronted with the tragic destruction of his childhood and has to learn to recognize two distinct realities - the European and the African.
Cinematography
The river as living metaphor—gorgeous and menacing.
Acting
Filipe Carvalho's silent devastation says everything.
Director
Fernando Vendrell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the rare Portuguese films to directly confront colonial violence in Mozambique, made during a national reckoning with empire.
PT
