Jorge António

In 1995, during the Angolan civil war, Nayola sets out in search of her missing husband.

A young theater student receives an invitation from his unknown father to go to Angola with him. On the trip, he meets an Angolan student who returns to his country. When he goes to his father's address, he has a big surprise and his life will change ...

Two Angola, the colonial and the contemporary, spaced 60 years, share the curse of a mysterious island. In the past, the epicenter of the tragedy is an evil fortress, tomb of revolutionaries deported from the mainland. In the present, the building of a luxurious resort awakens the relentless jaw of justice. Soon after, workmen lacerated dead bodies, begin to appear. The horror spreads rapidly. Pedro Mbala is sent to the island to solve the problem. His target is a pack of stray dogs.

João Pedro Rodrigues' gradutation short film.

This documentary takes us on a journey through Angolan popular music; starting with such legendary greats from the late 40s as Liceu Vieira Dias and Ngola Ritmos, right up to the present day. The voices and sounds of the most influential performers along the generations play against the back drop of Angola’s political and social history.