Baía de Luanda

Baía de Luanda (2022) is a drama, family film directed by Mónica Martins rated 8.0/10.

Pérola (39 years), a female lawyer, return to Angola, for her younger sister´s “Alambamento” (traditional Angolan ceremony where dowries and promises are exchanged between a couple) more than 20 years living abroad. On coming back, she realises that she does not fit in that environment anymore. The world that saw her come to life is now uncomfortable. In the beginning, she remains apart, watching all her parents do and say in a judgmental way, but as the party unfolds, Pérola starts to see the beauty of the place. That land and it´s People reveal a charm that she was not expecting and suddenly she understands that all her loneliness and emptiness she has felt all those years was only her home beckoning her back.

Cast

Cleonise Malulo

Félcia

Nádia Yracema

Zuri

Manuela Paulo

Pérola

Solange Hilário

Luena

Danilo da Matta

Yellen

Daniel Martinho

Nzinga

Giovanni Lourenço

Candimba