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The Time of the Leopards

O Tempo dos Leopardos

1985

Set during Mozambique's war for independence, this drama follows guerrilla fighters battling Portuguese colonial forces in the bush. A revolutionary war film.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Mozambique

This film is stop 4 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Mozambique. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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