15 Dec 1973
Afrika
A violent examination of male homosexuality in a time when it was considered taboo, where Ivano Staccioli and his lover engage in a self-destructive relationship against the background of Africa.
The Great Bazaar
Two boys with different experiences and goals meet up in a sprawling African market. One is looking for a job, to get back what was stolen from him and return home. The other will do anything to avoid having to go back with his family. They become friends and together they reinvent the world.
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Manuel Adamo Photograph
Chico Antonio Lenhador
Bento Castigo Big
Manuel Mawelele Leader of the Ninjas
Edmundo Mondlane Paito
Chano Orlando Xano
Paito Tcheco Kadapé
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