Portugal / May 28, 2024 / IndieLisboa International Film Festival
2h 7min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
1907. Afonso, a doctor, arrives at Principe Island to cure servants from a cocoa plantation “infected” with Banzo, nostalgia of the slaves, who are dying from starvation and suicide. The group is confined to the forest, where Afonso decides to heal them by trying to understand what is affecting their soul. Will he manage to save them?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Matamba Joaquim | Maianço |
| Romeu Runa | Augusto |
| Cirila Bossuet | Guilhermina |
| Beatriz Batarda | Alice |
| Albano Jerónimo | Harris |
| Jó do Mocho | Elias |
| Adriano Luz | Curador |
| Dinarte Branco | Actor |
| Jochum ten Haaf | Capitão |
| Marcello Urgeghe | |
| Evandro Gomes | Murata |
| Nuno Casanovas | Homem do mato |
| Cesário Monteiro | Homens do Mato Praia |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Banzo |
| Original language | Português (PT) |
| Spoken languages | Português |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Uma Pedra no Sapato, Damned Films, BALDR Film, Les Films de l'Après-Midi |
| Release date | 25 dicembre 2024 |
| Production | Filipa Reis, François d'Artemare, Yohann Cornu, Frank Hoeve, Katja Draaijer, Simon Ofenloch |
| Writer | Margarida Cardoso |
| Editing | Pedro Marques |
| Cinematography | Leandro Ferrão |
| Assistant directors | Cesário Monteiro, Gany Ferreira, Inês Garcia-Marques, Margarida Cardoso |
| Camera operators | Leandro Ferrão |
| Additional photography | Leandro Ferrão |
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| Production design | Artur Pinheiro |
| Art direction | Artur Pinheiro |
| Set decoration | Artur Pinheiro |
| Music | Rutger Zuydervelt, Jaap Sijben |
| Sound | Jaap Sijben, Rutger Zuydervelt |
| Costume design | Silvia Grabowski, Sandra Meleiro |
| Makeup | Silvia Grabowski, Sandra Meleiro |
| Hairstyling | Silvia Grabowski, Sandra Meleiro |
Release dates
Premiere
Czechia / Jul 04, 2024 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Poland / Nov 18, 2024 / Camerimage International Film Festival
China / Dec 07, 2024 / Hainan Island International Film Festival
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Ukraine / Sep 08, 2025 / OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Ukrainian Edition
Bulgaria / Oct 09, 2025 / OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Bulgarian Edition
Theatrical release
France / Dec 25, 2024
Portugal / Jan 23, 2025 / M/16
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