Dec 25, 2024
127 min
Full-HD

Banzo (2024)

1907. Afonso, a doctor, arrives at Principe Island to cure servants from a cocoa plantation “infected” with Banzo, nostalgia of the slaves, who are dying from starvation and suicide. The group is confined to the forest, where Afonso decides to heal them by trying to understand what is affecting their soul. Will he manage to save them?

Category

Drama

Country

France Germany Netherlands Portugal

Companies

Uma Pedra no Sapato Damned Films BALDR Les Films de l'Après-Midi

Carloto Cotta

Afonso

Hoji Fortuna

Alphonse

Rúben Simões

Ismael

Gonçalo Waddington

Raimundo

Sara Carinhas

Luísa

João Pedro Bénard

Dr. Figueira

Maria do Céu Ribeiro

Adélia

Matamba Joaquim

Maianço

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