''Mueda, Memória e Massacre'' (''Mueda, Memory and Massacre'') is a 1979 Mozambican film directed by

Ruy Guerra Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira (born August 22, 1931) is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) in Mozambique, when it was still a Portuguese colony. ...

and considered the country's first feature fiction film. The film captures the annual theatrical re-enactment of the

Mueda Massacre Mueda is the largest town of the Makonde Plateau in northeastern Mozambique. It is the capital of the Mueda District in Cabo Delgado Province. It is the center of the culture of the Makondes, and the production of their ebony sculptures. Ge ...

of 1960 that left over 600 peaceful protesters dead.

Synopsis

The film depicts a re-enactment of the 1960 Mueda Massacre played by amateur Makonde actors from

Mueda Mueda is the largest town of the Makonde Plateau in northeastern Mozambique. It is the capital of the Mueda District in Cabo Delgado Province. It is the center of the culture of the Makondes, and the production of their ebony sculptures. Geog ...

that have been re-enacted publicly since independence in 1975. The massacre was a key catalyst for the start of the

Mozambican War of Independence The Mozambican War of Independence ( pt, Guerra da Independência de Moçambique, 'War of Independence of Mozambique') was an armed conflict between the guerrilla forces of the Mozambique Liberation Front or FRELIMO () and Portugal. The wa ...

and for the formation of

FRELIMO FRELIMO (; from the Portuguese , ) is a democratic socialist political party in Mozambique. It is the dominant party in Mozambique and has won a majority of the seats in the Assembly of the Republic in every election since the country's first ...

Plot

A delegation of Mozambican exiles from Tanganyika cross the border and ask the Portuguese administrator for independence. After three delegations arrive and each demand independence the administrator agrees to address their grievances at the public square in the presence of the Provincial Governor. A large crowd gathers and the Governor rejects the request for independence while arresting two of the exiles, Faustino Vamomba and Mateus Waduvani, and sending them away in jeeps. The crowd protests and attempt to stop the jeep from leaving before the soldiers open fire on the crowd.

Cast

* Filipe Gumoguacala as Cometeiro Cassimuca * Romao Comapoquele as Faustino Vamomba * Baltazar Nchulema as Tac Tac Mandusse * Mauricio Machimbuco as Imterprete * Alfredo Mtapumsunji as Administrador * Cassiamo Camilio as Aspirante * Antonio Jumba as Cabo dos Cipauos

Credits

* Director:

* Executive Producers: Jacques Schwarztein, Camilo de Sousa * Cinematography:

, Fernando Silva * Camera Assistants: Fernando Silva, Isac Sodas * Editing:

* Editing Assistants: Mario Felix, Moina Forjay, Fernando Silva, Jax, Jose Cabral, Emoque Mate * Sound Direction: Valente Dimande, Gabriel Mondlande * Mixing: Ron Hallis * Drama Director: Calisto dos Lagos * Documention: Licinio de Azevedo, Roxo Leao * Translations: Joao Jonas, Victor Simba * Scene Photography: Jose Cabral * Disclosures: Pedro Pimenta * Placards: Carlos Silva * Photo Retouching: Edgar Mousa, Antonio Tembe * Negative Cut: J. Bai Bai * Poster: D.N.P.P * Testimonials: Faustimo Vanomba, Mutchamu Tumula, Saide Namuolo, Cristimo Maumda, Baltazar Nchulema, Ernesto TchipaKalia

Awards

The film won awards at various international film festivals including: * Tashkent Film Festival, 1980 *

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

, 1981 *

Locarno International Film Festival The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, sh ...

, 1980

References

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