Director: Sarah Maldoror
Country: Angola
Language: Portuguese, Lingala, Kimbundu with English Subtitles
Runtime: 97 min
Rating: PG13

Synopsis

Maria shares a blissful life with her husband Domingos Xavier, a tractor driver and member of the Angolan anticolonial resistance. Their peace shatters when Domingos is brutally seized by the Portuguese secret police. As Maria sets out to locate him, with their baby strapped to her back, a subterranean network of informants and militants across Angola mobilises to support her.

An adaptation of José Luandino Vieira’s 1961 novel, The Real Life of Domingos Xavier, Sambizanga pays tribute to the overlooked contributions of women, children and elders in the fight for Angola’s independence. The film was made in direct collaboration with members of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola. Remarkable for its striking mise-en-scène and political fervour, this restoration brings fresh life to the only completed narrative feature film by Sarah Maldoror and one of the first feature films made in Africa by a female director.

This screening is part of the LANDMARK programme co-curated by the Asian Film Archive, as part of the Singapore International Film Festival. Tickets and more information here.

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