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All Is Well (2011 Film)
All Is Well (in Portuguese language, Portuguese ''Por aqui tudo bem'', ; in French language, French ''Tout Va Bien'') is a 2011 film by Angolan filmmaker Pocas Pascoal. It was shown at the Malta Film Festival and Germany's Africa Alive Festival's 2014 edition. The film has a duration time of 94 minutes. Plot The film deals with a pair of young, teen-aged sisters, the sixteen years old Aida and the seventeen years old Maria, escaping Angola to live in Lisbon, Portugal during 1980, in order to escape the Angolan civil war of that era. The pair make it to Lisbon, where life proves to be harsh for the two African women. They have a hard time adapting to their new country and its customs and culture, but then a tragic event changes their lives once again. Cast *Ciomara Morais as Alda *Cheila Lima as Maria *Willion Brandão as Carlos *Vera Cruz (actress), Vera Cruz as Alice Reception ''All Is Well'' received mixed reviews from critics. Oscar Moralde of ''Slant Magazine'' praised Pasco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pocas Pascoal
Pocas Pascoal is an Angolan film director. Early life and education Maria Esperança "Pocas" Pascoal, was born on 11 November 1963 in Luanda, Angola, where she grew up until the age of 16 before leaving the civil war to Lisbon, Portugal with her sister. Two years later, she returned to Angola and became the first camerawomen for television in Luanda. In France, Pascoal studied at the Conservatoire Libre du Cinema Francais (CLCF) and graduated in film editing. In 2002, she joined a group of artists of the ''Cité internationale des arts'' and took part in several contemporary arts exhibitions. Currently Pascoal lives between Paris and Lisbon, where she is working on her next feature film that will tell the love story between a South African soldier and an Angolan. Career In 1998, she directed her first short fiction film in India "For us" and two documentaries: ''Childhood Memories'' (2000) and ''There is always somebody who loves you'' (2004). She also directed and the short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |