Festival do Rio

As the summer of 1980 ends, 16 and 17 year old sisters Maria and Alda flee to Lisbon from Angola?s civil war. In the hands of fate, they must learn to live without money in a foreign city. On the edge of the law, the two have to grow up and become women. When the problems are already overwhelming, news comes that makes them unbearable. This blow, however, will give them the push to decide their futures: Alda is going to France and Maria back to Angola in search of her roots.

Director

Born in Angola in 1963. Studied at the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français. Was a member of the artists? group Cité Internationale des Arts, in 2002, and participated in numerous contemporary art exhibitions. He directed the documentary Il y a toujours quelqu?un qui t?aime (2003), awarded by the Société Civile des Auteurs Multimedia and selected for many different festivals. This is his first fiction feature.