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The Hero

1h 37min

Drama

A 20-year veteran of the Angolan civil war returns to the capital city of Luanda where he faces the challenges of assimilation and survival.

Production Companies

David & Golias

Gamboa & Gamboa

Les Films de l'Après-Midi

Cast

Makena Diop

Makena Diop

Vitorio (as Oumar Makena Diop)
Milton Coelho

Milton Coelho

Manu (as Milton 'Santo' Coelho)
Patrícia Bull

Patrícia Bull

Joana, the school teacher
Gracy Costa

Gracy Costa

Rita, a discotheque dancer
Maria Ceiça

Maria Ceiça

Judite, aka Maria Bárbara Simões
Neusa Borges

Neusa Borges

Flora, the grandmother
Miguel Hurst

Miguel Hurst

doctor Luís
Thierry Darrigrand

Thierry Darrigrand

doctor Thierry
Catarina Matos

Catarina Matos

nurse Rute
Mónica Anapaz

Mónica Anapaz

night nurse
Raúl Rosário

Raúl Rosário

Pedro Vasconcelos
Orlando Sérgio

Orlando Sérgio

minister of internal affairs
Próspero João

Próspero João

Carlos
Fernando Lupach

Fernando Lupach

Release date

13th May 2004

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Português