Hollow City
Na Cidade Vazia
Portugal, Angola
2004
90 Min
Color
Portuguese
Synopsis
One of the few films to have been made in Angola since it was torn apart by civil war, this eye-opening drama is set in Luanda, the capital of Angola, in the aftermath of the war. N’dala is a war orphan who escapes from his caretakers, hoping to find his way back to the village where he grew up. Wandering the streets of Luanda, he meets an array of characters, all the while pursued by a missionary nun across the bewildering and dangerous city. —Global Lens Collection
Director
Maria João Ganga
Maria João Ganga was born in Huambo, Angola, in 1964. She studied filmmaking at L’école Superieure Libre d’etudes Cinematographiques (ESEC) in Paris. She has served as an assistant director on several documentaries, including Rostov-Luanda by Abderrahmane Sissako, and has also written and directed for theater. Hollow City is her first feature film. —Global Film
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The Trouble with Innocence
By lolo341 on November 26, 2011
Which is worse for a child alone in the world – a war ravaged village or an urban jungle? The film begins with a Red Cross flight filled with children orphaned by civil war fighting, a nun who presumably… read review
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