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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.
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
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.
- Domingos Xavier
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.
Sambizanga is a film about a man named Domingos who is arrested for his ties to the Angolan revolution party and his wife's attempts to find him after he is taken by the police.
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- Isabelle Films
- Sarah Maldoror
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.
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.
