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In Tabatô, 4500 years ago, agriculture was invented; 2000 years ago, justice; and a 1000 years ago, the basis for reggae and jazz. Baio returns to Guinea-Bissau after 30 years’ exile in Portugal. There, he will be reunited with daughter Faju, who splits her time between history classes at the University and preparations for her wedding. The ceremony is due to take place in Tabatô, a mythical village inhabited solely by musicians. Aided by drums and marimbas, Baio will try to exorcize his own haunting memories of the independence war. Honorable Mention at the Berlin Film Festival, 2013.
João Viana
Born in Huambo, Angola, in 1966. He studied Law at the University of Coimbra and Film at Porto. He has been active in the fields of production, sound, storyboard, directing and screenwriting. In 2004, he directed, alongside Iana Viana, one of the most awarded short films in Portuguese cinema, The Swimming Pool, shown at the Venice Film Festival. He went on to direct the shorts Alfama (2011) and Tabatô (2013). This is his first feature-length film.
