Searching Nafta
2017•22m•7.2•Released
Drama
Shooting on 16mm film in Mozambique, director Ico Costa explores the textures of human behaviour as he follows young men who wonder what lies beyond their immediate surroundings. In the fragments of conversations captured in the Maputo market, a recording studio and on coconut trees, we find daily routines and tedium lead to chit-chat on desire, money and hope. In the interplay between performance and document, poetry emerges from fleeting everyday moments.
Director
Ico Costa
Writer
Ico Costa
Languages
Afrikaans, Portuguese
Studio
Portuguese film agency
Cast
Zacarias Covela
Domingos Marengula
Édio Peleve
Belton Guilade
King Best
Mimórcia Nhantumbo
Vivaldo Zandamela
Helder Tinga
Big John
Carlos Hernandez
Production
Company
Portuguese film agency
Producer
João Ribeiro
Producer
Ico Costa
Producer
Leonor Noivo
Producer
João Matos
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