Portugal, Belgium, France, Netherlands 2022Language:Portuguese, KimbunduSubtitles:EnglishDirector:José Miguel RibeiroWriter:Virgilio Almeida, based on the play "A Caixa Preta" by José Eduardo Agualusa & Mia CoutoCinematographer:Animation 2D: Daan Faudet, Elian van der Heiden, Elmano Silva, Gildo Pimentel, Hugo Santos, Jeroen Ceulebrouck, João Monteiro, João Silva, Joke Eycken, Kris Van Alphen, Lisandro Schurjin, Luís Vital, Marten Visser, Pieter Vanluffelen, Sefi Gayego, Vivianne du Bois | Animation 3D: Johanna Bessiere, Anna Chapelle, Claudi Sorribas, Hugo Santos, João Silva, Lionel Chauvin, Luís Vital, Pierre Patte, Suad Wedell, Valya PanevaMusic:Alex DibickiSound:Olivier ThysWith:Voices by Elisângela Rita, Catarina André, Feliciana Délcia GuiaProducer:Ana Carina Estróia, Arnoud Rijken, Camille Raulo,Geert Van Goethen, Jean-François Bigot, Jorge António, Linda Sterckx, Michiel Snijders, Serge Kestemont, Tomás Oom MartinsProduction Company:Praça Filmes, S.O.I.L., JPL Films, il LusterDistributor:Urban Sales83 min, Colour

"I don't think that your parents are still alive. The war ended eight years and twelve days ago. They have had plenty of time to find their way home," says grandmother Lelena to her granddaughter Yara. They are a close-knit team. Yara grew up during the never-ending war in Angola. Now she is a rebellious teenager in this time of fragile peace. She raps, wants freedom - and asks about her missing mother, Nayola. When a masked man enters the house in which Yara and her grandmother live, past and present become intertwined. Influenced by African masks and Angolan art, the film tells a visually impressive story about the harsh reality as well as the poetry of the country.

Director's Filmography:
2019 CRIAS (TV)
2016 FRAGMENTS (SHORT)
2016 ESTILHAÇOS (SHORT)
2015 PASO A PASO