The Hero

2004
Angola
1h 37min
15

Directed by: Zézé Gamboa
Written by: Carla Baptista, Pierre-Marie Goulet, Fernando Vendrell
Cast: Oumar Makena Diop, Milton 'Santo' Coelho, Maria Ceiça
Language: Portuguese

Vitório struggles to rebuild his life after 20 years of military service in war-torn Angola. Winner of Sundance's World Dramatic Competition in 2005, 'The Hero' paints a moving portrait of a nation gravely displaced by civil strife and global economic change.