African Studies Library: Film Screening, O Hero I
CinemAfriq@BU Presents:
Winner of:
- FESPACO 2005, Best Camera
- Sundance Filmfestival Los Angeles 2005, Grand Jury Prize
- Capetown World Cinema Festival
- Nantes Three Continents Festival 2004, Audience Award
- Cannes Film Festival 2007, Official Selection Tous Les Cinemas du Monde
O HERO I = THE HERO By Zeze Gamboa
2004, Angola/Portugal/France, 97 min, Portuguese with English subtitles
The Hero is a story of a city, Luanda, trying to absorb the millions of people displaced by civil strife and global economic change .A 20-year veteran of the 30-year-old Angolan civil war finds assimilation into the chaotic life of the capital city of Luanda a challenge.
The screening will take place on December 5 at 5:30 PM in Mugar Memorial Library, 3rd Floor, Estin Room (771 Commonwealth Ave.)
Open to the BU Community!