Mortu Nega

Mortu Nega English Death Denied or Those Whom Death Refused is a 1988 historic film by Flora Gomes, a director from GuineaBissau. Mortu Nega was Gomes first featurelength film. This is the first docufiction, more precisely the first ethnofiction, from his country that shows, in an expressive and touching way, the experiences of the GuineaBissau War of Independence. This film blends contemporary history with mythology, in this case African mythology. Mortu Nega was the first film produced in independent GuineaBissau. Its world premiere was at the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 1988.

197477 The end of the war, but not truly an end. There is a great drought across the country and life continues to be difficult. It is true that where Diminga lives, in between the crying, there are great celebrations for the end of the war. But the drought continues, Diminga has a sick husband and other fighting mostly over rations starts.The film, in the words of its director, is an African parable. The colonies won their independence and eliminated Portuguese colonialism. A question that arises is about Africas future. As Flora Gomes suggests, Africa cannot be itself without its beliefs, its myths, its philosophy, and its culture. ........

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