Asdrubal Rebelo

The daily life of Luanda's orphans, the child soldiers who took part in Angola's war of independence. Now that their country has been liberated, they work in the sugar cane and palm oil factories. Lopes, aged 10, forms an orchestra and sings A luta continua, the rallying cry that also covers the painted walls of Luanda.

1986 Angolan film.

Portrait of the children born while the war was still going on and members of the Pioneers, MPLA’s youth organisation. As the title predicts, the film is made at a time when, in the aftermath of the Independence War, there’s hope in the future of Angola and the revolution.