''The Hero'' ( pt, O Herói) is a 2004

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n-Portuguese-French film directed by Zézé Gamboa. It was filmed on location in Angola and won the World Dramatic Competition Grand Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.''The Hero''
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Plot

''The Hero'' follows the intersecting lives of four individuals living in Luanda in the wake of the

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: Vitório, a

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crippled by a

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in search of a job; Manu, a ten year old boy searching for his father four years after his disappearance; Joana, a second-grade teacher who mentors Manu; and Judite/Maria Barbara, a prostitute who begins a romantic relationship with Vitório.

Reception

In addition to its Sundance award, ''The Hero'' received awards from over twenty-five other film festivals.

References

External links

* 2004 films French drama films Angolan drama films 2004 drama films Films set in Angola Portuguese drama films 2000s Portuguese-language films 2000s French films {{Authority control