Hero, The (2005) Angola, France, Portugal
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Director:Zézé Gamboa
Studio:DAVID & GOLIAS
Writer:Carla Baptista, Pierre-Marie Goulet
Rating:6.6 (119 votes)
Date Added:2014-07-21
Awards:3 wins
Genre:African films
IMDb:0424142
Duration:97
Aspect Ratio:1.66 : 1
Sound:Dolby Digital
Languages:Portuguese
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300011329
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Zézé Gamboa  ...  (Director)
Carla Baptista, Pierre-Marie Goulet  ...  (Writer)
 
Makena Diop  ...  Vitorio (as Oumar Makena Diop)
Milton 'Santo' Coelho  ...  Manu
Maria Ceiça  ...  Maria Bárbara aka Judite
Patrícia Bull  ...  Joana
Neuza Borges  ...  Flora
Raúl Rosário  ...  
Prospero Joao  ...  
Orlando Sérgio  ...  Minister
Fernando Lupach  ...  (as Fernando Ferreira)
Catarina Matos  ...  Rute
Miguel Hurst  ...  Doctor Luís
Thierry Darrigrand  ...  Doctor Thierry
Nelo Helder  ...  
Adelino Caracol  ...  
João Carlos Miguel  ...  
Raul Rosario  ...  
Summary: When he was 15, Vitório was recruited by Angolan army, where he would stay for two decades fighting. In his last mission, he was hit by a mine and lost a leg. After a long time waiting, he finally manages to secure a prothesis. With no job and unable to find his family, he faces indifference and mockery. One night, while sleeping on the street, somebody steals his prothesis. But he finds support on three people: the prostitute Judith, the boy Manu and Joana, Manu's teacher.