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  1. Sambizanga is a 1972 film directed by Sarah Maldoror and written by Maldoror, Mário Pinto de Andrade, and Maurice Pons, based on the 1961 novella The Real Life of Domingos Xavier by José Luandino Vieira.

  2. Apr 26, 1973 · Sambizanga: Directed by Sarah Maldoror. With Elisa Andrade, Domingos de Oliveira, Jean M'Vondo, Dino Abelino. A man is wrongfully arrested and tortured to death after he is suspected of being part of a revolutionary group.

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    • Drama
    • Sarah Maldoror
    • 1973-04-26
  3. Based on a true story, Sambizanga follows a young woman as she makes her way from the outskirts of Luanda toward the citys center looking for her husband after his arrest by the Portuguese authorities—an incident that will ultimately help to ignite a national uprising.

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  4. Sep 28, 2022 · The most significant expression of Maldoror’s artistic and political commitments is Sambizanga (1972), a cinematic work of immense historical and cultural importance that stages a reckoning with the interlocking systems of colonialism, capitalism, and patriarchy. This film, about the Angolan struggle for independence from Portuguese ...

  5. Based on a true story, SAMBIZANGA follows a young woman as she makes her way from the outskirts of Luanda toward the city’s center looking for her husband after his arrest by the Portuguese authorities—an incident that will ultimately help to ignite a national uprising.

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  6. One of the first films directed by a woman in Sub-Saharan Africa, Sarah Maldoror’s newly restored landmark masterpiece counters colonial violence with collective solidarity. Radiant in its political fervor for justice, Sambizanga honors the resilience of women in the fight for liberation in Angola.

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  8. Synopsis. Domingos is a member of an African liberation movement, arrested by the Portuguese secret police, after bloody events in Angola. His wife goes from a prison station to another, trying in vain to find out where he is.

    • 102 min