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1907. Afonso starts life anew on a tropical
island off the African coast, as a plantation
physician. He is tasked with treating servants
"infected" by Banzo, a profound homesickness
fatal to many enslaved people who succumb
to starvation or take their own lives. To prevent
spreading, the group is sent to a secluded hill
encircled by forest. Afonso tries to heal them,
but understanding their spirits is a challenge
stronger than any medical intervention.
Margarida Cardoso
She started as a filmmaker in 1995, exploring subjects that cross her personal experiences, and prominent post-colonial issues in Portugal, such as the Portuguese Revolution and the colonial war in Africa. Her filmography includes features Sita – The life and times of Sita Valles (2022), Understory (2019), Yvone Kane (2014), The Murmuring Coast (2004), Kuxa Kanema – The Birth of Cinema (2003) and the short Among Us (2000).
