NELIO'S STORY by Solveig Nordlund

CREDITS

Directed by:
Solveig Nordlund

WITH
Adelino Branquinho - Senhor Castigo
André Ruco - Tristeza
Avelino Manhiça - Mandioca
Casimiro Nbusse - Cobra
Francisco Chilengue - Nascimento
Jaime Júlio - Bomba
João Manja - José
Joaquina Odete - Deolinda
Lilia Mompié - Dona Esmeralda
Lucrécia Paco - Maria
Mónica Chilava - Senhora Malwane
Sérgio Titos - Nélio
Zequinha - Yabu Bata

Screenplay:
Tommy Karlmark

Based on the novel by:
Henning Mankell

Set Assistant:
Pierre Gagnon

Camera Assistants:
José Paulo, Torbjorn Anderson

Production Assistants:
António Pedro Figueiredo, Graciette Trindade

Assistant Directors:
Evaristo Abreu, José Barahona

Makeup:
Megan Tanner, Pia Cornelius

Casting:
Manuela Soeiro

Production Design:
Peer Bavman

Gaffer:
Paulo Alves

Key Grip:
Francisco Vilar

Director of Photography:
Lisa Hägstrand

Production Management:
Sílvia da Rocha

Color Grading:
Nils Melander

Costume Design:
Boaventura Hilário, Mercedes de Bruyn

Additional Photography:
Pau Hambides

Title Design:
Janne Lundkvist

Grips:
Leonel Mendes, Manuel Vide

Wardrobe:
Mercedes de Bruyn

Sound:
Gabriel Mondlane, Tommy Ottebjer

Sound Mixing:
Tom Hofwander

Optical Effects:
Gunnar Ahlgren

Editing:
Nelly Quettier

Negative Cutting:
Jorgen Wilman

Music:
Johan Zachrisson

Narration:
Alice Vieira

Executive Production:
Henrique Espírito Santo

Production Secretary:
Carla Afonso (Maputo), Mia Avellone (Stockholm),
Albertina Espírito Santo (Lisbon)

Production:
Torrom Film (Sweden), Avenida Produções (Mozambique)

SYNOPSIS

Nelio's Story tells the story of Nélio, a young African boy who loses his entire family in the civil war. Set in Mozambique, the story is based on the novel by the famous Swedish author Henning Mankell.
Nélio's life is transformed by war. One night, bandits attack his town and he loses his family. He is taken to a training camp for child soldiers but manages to escape. After his flight, he reaches the capital, which has not yet been swallowed by the conflict. Nélio becomes the leader of a group of street children, who gradually come to believe he is a "healer" capable of curing diseases and raising the dead. As his reputation grows, people seek him out for help, but he remains caught in the grip of the war.