Inês de Medeiros, Isaach de Bankolé, Edith Scob, Pedro Hestnes, Raul Andrade, Sandra do Canto Brandão. Originally released as a motion picture in 1995. Special features: Director's notebook; cinematographer Emmanuel Machuel; Serge Kaganski commentary; posters; photos; filmography.
Summary:
Mariana, a nurse assigned to care for an injured immigrant worker, returns to his Cape Verde village with him. She begins to feel almost claustrophobic in the grim environment as she encounters a series of disturbing characters who drag her deeper into their depressing and hopeless lives. In light of this Mariana begins to reevaluate her dissatisfaction with her former life.
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