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Guinea Bissau6 Essential Films from Guinea BissauStop 4 of 6

Tree of Blood

Po di sangui

1996

Told in the style of an African folk tale, this richly photographed drama follows a community bound to a sacred forest and the fateful return of a brother, weaving myth and destiny. Flora Gomes's ambitious, poetic epic.

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Part of 6 Essential Films from Guinea Bissau

This film is stop 4 of 6 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Guinea Bissau. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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