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Nayola

  • 2022
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Nayola (2022)
Angola. Three generations of women plagued by the civil war, Lelena (the grandmother), Nayola (the daughter) and Yara (the granddaughter). A painful secret, a reckless search, a combat song. A suspended love, an initiatory journey, a tragic swoop.
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Angola. Three generations of women in a 25-year-long civil war: Lelena (the grandmother), Nayola (the daughter) and Yara (the granddaughter). Past and present interlace. Nayola goes in searc... Read allAngola. Three generations of women in a 25-year-long civil war: Lelena (the grandmother), Nayola (the daughter) and Yara (the granddaughter). Past and present interlace. Nayola goes in search of her missing husband at the height of the war. Decades later, the country is finally a... Read allAngola. Three generations of women in a 25-year-long civil war: Lelena (the grandmother), Nayola (the daughter) and Yara (the granddaughter). Past and present interlace. Nayola goes in search of her missing husband at the height of the war. Decades later, the country is finally at peace but Nayola has not returned. Yara has become a rebellious teenager and a subversiv... Read all

  • Director
    • José Miguel Ribeiro
  • Writers
    • José Eduardo Agualusa
    • Virgílio Almeida
    • Mia Couto
  • Stars
    • Elisângela Rita
    • Marinela Furtado Veloso
    • Vitória Adelino Dias Soares
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    349
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • José Miguel Ribeiro
    • Writers
      • José Eduardo Agualusa
      • Virgílio Almeida
      • Mia Couto
    • Stars
      • Elisângela Rita
      • Marinela Furtado Veloso
      • Vitória Adelino Dias Soares
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Elisângela Rita
    • Nayola
    • (voice)
    Marinela Furtado Veloso
    • Masked Man
    • (voice)
    Vitória Adelino Dias Soares
    • Lelena
    • (voice)
    Catarina André
    • Soldier Woman
    • (voice)
    Feliciana Délcia Guia
    • Yara
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • José Miguel Ribeiro
    • Writers
      • José Eduardo Agualusa
      • Virgílio Almeida
      • Mia Couto
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    Drama
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    • Release date
      • 2023 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Portugal
      • Netherlands
      • Belgium
      • France
    • Language
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • 纳由拉之歌
    • Filming locations
      • Luanda, Angola
    • Production companies
      • Filmes da Praça
      • JPL Films
      • Luna Blue Film
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    • Budget
      • €3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,630
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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