CREDITS
Research, Script and Direction:
Sol de Carvalho
WITH
Albertina Madivala, Adriano MBondola,
Florentinha Matsinhe, Celso Jone,
Yurca Filomena, Florentina Bata, Maria Rungo
Fiction segment:
Sónia André, Inácio João Mavunga, Filomena Remígio,
all the interviewees, e Constança Guamba
Research and Interviews:
Sónia André
Anthropologist:
Elísio Jossias
Director of Photography:
Caulo Rabajo
Gaffer:
Henrique Cardoso
Photography and Camera:
Nivaldo Vasconcelos, Rui Namburete
Sound Recording:
Micas Cumba
Editing:
Patricia Saramago
Sound Editing and Final Mix:
Tiago Inuit
Colorist:
Francisco Costa
Titles, Graphics and Poster:
Sofia Ferreira
Composition and Musical Direction:
Cheny wa Gune
Local Producer:
Marieta Manjate
Associate Producer:
Sol de Carvalho
Producers:
Jacinta Barros, Rui Simões
Local Production:
PROMARTE (Mozambique)
Production:
Real Ficção
SYNOPSIS
A gigolo is summoned to have sex with a widow who has just lost her husband. This is the extreme of the forced Mozambican tradition, Kutchinga. When a man dies, his window must accept to have sexual relations with the deceased older brother. Wedding traditions mean that the wife that gets married becomes property of the man's family. It must be determined if the couples belongings will remain with the man's family. This is the reason for a "ritual" that is still hugely widespread and assumes bizarre forms with the hiring of male prostitutes for the performance to take place.
FUNDING
FESTIVALS
• Entre Olhares 2022 – Portuguese Cinema Showcase
• DjarFogo International Film Festival 2022
• Toronto Black Film Festival 2022
• Kaduna International Film Festival 2023
• 26th Religion Today Film Festival
• Imagens no Tejo – Portuguese Cinema Showcase 2023
• DocLuanda 2024
