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The Train of Salt and Sugar (2016)
Directed by Licínio Azevedo
“An African Western”
Adventure, Drama, War · 1h 33m
In 1989, Mozambique is a country ruined by civil war. The train that connects Nampula to Malawi is the only hope for people willing to risk their lives to exchange a few bags of salt for sugar. Running slowly over sabotaged tracks, the journey is filled with obstacles and violence. Mariamu, a frequent traveler, shares her trip with her friend Rosa, a nurse who is going to her new hospital, living the reality of war for the first time, Lieutenant Taiar, who only knows the reality of his military life, and another soldier, Salomão, with whom he doesn’t get along. Amongst bullets and laughter, stories of love and war unfold as the train advances towards the next stop.
Cast
Matamba Joaquim
Taiar
Melanie de Vales
Rosa
Thiago Justino
Salomão
Mário Mabjaia
Adriano Gil
António Nipita
Sete Maneiras
Crew
- Director
- Licínio Azevedo
- Screenplay
- Licínio Azevedo, Teresa Pereira, Filipe Santos
- Director of Photography
- Frédéric Serve
- Editor
- Willem Dias, Frédéric Serve
- Producer
- John Trengove, Pablo Iraola, Pandora da Cunha Telles
Details
- Original title
- Comboio de Sal e Açucar
- Release date
- 2016-08-10
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, War
- Original language
- PT
- Spoken languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Mozambique, France, Portugal, South Africa, Brazil
- Production
- Ukbar Filmes, Ébano Multimédia, Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique, Eurimages, Les Films de L'Etranger, McMurphy, Panda Filmes, Programa Ibermedia, Urucu Media