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João MILLER GUERRA | Filipa REIS | Brazil | 2018 | color | DCP | 95′ | Portuguese | e.s.
The kindhearted Miguel – alias Tibars, alias Djon África, born and raised in Portugal – loves women and lives a carefree life. If anyone criticizes him, he quotes the old Frank Sinatra song: “I do it ‘My Way’.” Until one day a stranger tells him he’s the spitting image of his father, “a player and a crook”. His father, whom he never even knew!
This intriguing discovery makes him change tack. Particularly when his grandmother, who always took care of him, finally tells him more. About how his father was in prison; how sad Miguel was as a toddler when he couldn’t see him; how his father was banished to Cape Verde. Miguel goes there to visit him. Who is this man?
The impressions of Cape Verde and the characters’ authenticity show that this filmmaking duo have lots of experience with documentaries. Oscillating between playful and melancholy in tone, a capricious odyssey unfolds at a calm pace, with unexpected twists and colorful meetings, drawing Miguel into the city’s nightlife and the solitude of the countryside. Peregrinations that not only show him Cape Verde – including an introduction to the secrets of the national drink, grogue – but also raise questions about his identity, where he belongs and where he is heading. The songs at the beginning and end round off Djon África with a slightly political accent.
Place: The Cinemas 4
Date: 12 April 2018
Time: 15:45
Duration: 1:13
Place: The Cinemas 4
Date: 13 April 2018
Time: 21:00
Duration: 1:13
Place: The Cinemas 4
Date: 14 April 2018
Time: 11:00
Duration: 1:13
Year in
Festival
2018
Director
João MILLER GUERRA
Filipa REIS
Camera
Vasco Viana
Cast
Country
Brazil
Editor
Eduardo Serrano
Ricardo Pretti
Language
Portuguese
Length
95′
Producer
Pedro Pinho
Rachel Ellis
Samira Pereira
Filipa Reis
João Miller Guerra
Production Company
Terratreme Filmes
Desvia Filmes
Oll
Uma Pedra no Sapato
Sales
Still Moving
Scenario
Pedro Pinho
Sound Design
Year of Production
2018
They have made several short films and documentaries since 2007 that were presented at many international film festivals such as Cinéma du Réel, IDFA and DokLeipzig. Together they have a film production company, Uma Pedra no Sapato. Their first feature film Djon África (2018) had its world premiere at IFFR 2018.