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Mueda, Memory and Massacre

Name: Mueda, Memory and Massacre
Released: 1979

Mueda, Memória e Massacre

1979

Mozambique's first feature film records the annual communal re-enactment of the 1960 Mueda massacre, in which Portuguese colonial forces gunned down villagers, blending documentary and staged theater. A foundational work of the nation's cinema.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Mozambique

This film is stop 1 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Mozambique. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Mozambique in the 196 country film challenge.