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Nayola

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Angola. Three generations of women plagued by the civil war, Lelena (the grandmother), Nayola (the daughter) and Yara (the granddaughter). A painful secret, a reckless search, a combat song. A suspended love, an initiatory journey, a tragic swoop.

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Wendy Ide Screen International 06/15/2022
Nayola is bold and thrilling storytelling which combines its forceful message about the legacy of living through war with an almost mythic quality. Go to Full Review Felipe Rodríguez Torres Caimán Cuadernos de Cine 11/09/2022
A style that expertly and organically combines the abstract with tribal symbolism with a hybrid palette and line between post-impressionism and expressionism. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia 10/08/2022
A moving animation which tracks three generations of women and the impact the war has on their lives. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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José Miguel Ribeiro

Director

Elisângela Rita

Nayola

Catarina André

Soldier Woman

Marinela Furtado Veloso

Masked Man

Feliciana Délcia Guia

Yara

Vitória Adelino Dias Soares

Lelena
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Synopsis Angola. Three generations of women plagued by the civil war, Lelena (the grandmother), Nayola (the daughter) and Yara (the granddaughter). A painful secret, a reckless search, a combat song. A suspended love, an initiatory journey, a tragic swoop.
Director
José Miguel Ribeiro
Producer
Ana Carina Estróia, Geert Van Goethen, Linda Sterckx, Camille Annie Cathebras, Jean-François Bigot, Arnoud Rijken, Michiel Snijders, Serge Kestemont, Tomás Oom Martins
Screenwriter
Virgílio Almeida
Genre
Animation, Drama, Fantasy, War
Original Language
Portuguese
Runtime
1h 20m
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