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Hollow City

Na Cidade Vazia

2004

As Angola's civil war rages, a young boy orphaned by the fighting is sent toward the relative safety of Luanda but slips away to wander the unfamiliar city alone. One of the first films made in Angola after the war, it follows his search for a place to belong.

Part of 7 Essential Films from Angola

This film is stop 6 of 7 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Angola. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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