''Beatriz's War'' ( pt, A Guerra da Beatriz) is a 2013
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Luigi Acquisto and
Bety Reis. It is the first full-length feature film to be produced by
East Timor
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...
.
Its premiere was on 17 September 2013 in
Dili
Dili (Portuguese/Tetum: ''Díli'') is the capital, largest city of East Timor and the second largest city in Timor islands after Kupang (Indonesia). It lies on the northern coast of the island of Timor, in a small area of flat land hemmed in ...
. The film was shown in the first month to 30,000 East Timorese at outdoor screenings.
It was screened at the
2013 Adelaide Film Festival.
It won
Golden Peacock (Best Film) at the
44th International Film Festival of India.
Plot
The film is based on the story of ''
Martin Guerre
Martin Guerre, a French peasant of the 16th century, was at the centre of a famous case of imposture. Several years after Martin Guerre had left his wife, child and village, a man claiming to be him appeared. He lived with Guerre's wife and so ...
''
in 16th-century France, transplanted into the setting of East Timor during the Indonesian occupation. The film revolves around the life of a young East Timorese woman named Beatriz. The story begins with Beatriz meeting her future husband, Tomas, as children. The two marry young and soon after their wedding the Indonesian invasion of East Timor begins. Beatriz fights for her true love and her country.
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2013 films
2013 drama films
East Timorese films
Tetum-language films
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