Banzo

Portuguese

May 28, 2024

2hr 7min

Status: released

Movie Details:

Country	Netherlands Portugal France
Language	Portuguese
Genre	Drama
Release date	May 28, 2024 (Portugal)
Running time	2hr 7min
Starring	Carloto Cotta, Hoji Fortuna, Rúben Simões
Directed by	Margarida Cardoso
Written by	Margarida Cardoso
Produced by	Filipa Reis
Cinematography by	Leandro Ferrão (director of photography) Selma Lopes (asistant of photography) Afonso Marmelo (assistant of photography)
Edited by	Pedro Filipe Marques
Music by	Rutger Zuydervelt
Filming locations	Sao Tome and Principe
Casting By	José Pires
Production Design by	Artur Pinheiro
Production Company	Baldr Film Les Films de l’Après-Midi Uma Pedra no Sapato
Distributor	Uma Pedra no Sapato

Cast & Characters:

Carloto Cotta as Afonso
Hoji Fortuna as Alphonse
Rúben Simões as Ismael
Gonçalo Waddington as Raimundo
Sara Carinhas as Luísa
João Pedro Bénard as Dr. Figueira
Maria do Céu Ribeiro as Adélia
Matamba Joaquim as Maianço
Romeu Runa as Augusto
Cirila Bossuet as Guilhermina
Adriano Luz as Curador
Beatriz Batarda as Alice
Albano Jerónimo as Harris
Jó do Mocho as Elias
Junior Monteiro as Katende
José Tutu as António
Cesário Monteiro as Homens do Mato Praia
Dinarte Branco as Padre
Jochum ten Haaf as Capitão
Evandro Gomes as Murata
Vasco Viola as Homem do Mato #1
Nuno Casanovas as Homem do Mato #2
Walter Marinho as Homem do Mato #3
José Gomes as Homem do Mato #4
Guilherme Almeida as Homem do Mato #5

Storyline:

Plantation physician Afonso was assigned to treat enslaved servants with fatal homesickness, Banzo, on an African island. Despite medical efforts, he struggles to heal their spirits on an isolated hill, confronting existential challenges.

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