A Memory in Three Acts

Uma memória em três atos

  • Inadelso Cossa
  • Mozambique
  • 2016
  • 64 min
  • World Premiere
  • IDFA Competition for First Appearance, Shifting Perspectives
Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975, following a bloody struggle that lasted more than a decade. In three acts (plus a poetic prologue and epilogue), some of those who lived through it tell their story about the struggle for independence. A former political prisoner returns to the building named Villa Algarve, where he was tortured – though dilapidated now, it is still maintained as a monument to what took place. There were many who did not survive the torture. We also get to hear the other side of the story, as told by the daughter of an agent of the secret police who was murdered before her eyes following the fall of the Portuguese dictatorship. This striking mix of archive footage, shots of present day and the pervasive soundtrack give us the feeling that past and present are inextricably linked. The oral testimonies bear witness to a multifaceted colonial trauma, and the wounds are still fresh.

Credits

  • 64 min
  • color / black and white
  • DCP
  • Spoken languages: Portuguese
  • Subtitles in: English
Director
Inadelso Cossa
Production
Inadelso Cossa for 16mmfilmes
Co-production
Weltfilm
Cinematography
Inadelso Cossa
Editing
Inadelso Cossa

IDFA history

2016
World Premiere
IDFA Competition for First Appearance
Shifting Perspectives
2014
Supported with €17500 for Classic: Production & postproduction

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