The Last Flight of the Flamingo

The Last Flight of the Flamingo is a 2010 film, based on the 2000 novel of the same name, by Mozambican writer Mia Couto.

The Last Flight of the Flamingo
Directed byJoão Ribeiro
Screenplay byJoão Ribeiro, Gonzalo Galvão Teles
Produced byPotenza Producciones, Fado Filmes, Carlo D’Ursi Produzioni, Slate One, Neon, Videofilmes
StarringCarlo D'Ursi
Elliot Alex
Alberto Magassela
Matias Xavier
Adriana Alves
CinematographyJosé Antonio Loureiro
Edited byPedro Ribeiro
Music byOmar Sosa
Distributed byInsomnia World Sales
Release date
  • 2010 (2010)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesBrazil
France
Italy
Mozambique
Portugal
Spain
LanguagesPortuguese (Original) and Subtitled in English, Spanish and French
Budget1.300.000 Euros

Synopsis

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In the village of Tizangara, UN Blue Helmets work as peacekeepers after years of civil war. Five explosions kill five soldiers; only their helmets and their phalluses are left. Massimo Risi, an Italian Lieutenant posted in Maputo, Mozambique’s capital, arrives in the village in order to investigate the events. Assisted by Joaquim, a local translator, Massimo starts the enquiry and soon discovers that not everything is what it appears to be.

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