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Ico Costa's world premiere portrays Mozambique at a decisive moment: the 2024 presidential elections, in a tension-filled campaign where FRELIMO, in power since 1975, is losing the trust of a population disillusioned with inequality, corruption and the lack of freedom of expression. Shot in a direct cinema style, the film travels the country giving voice to the people, and is eligible for the Rights and Liberties Award.

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Synopsis Screenings 17 OCT / 15.00, São Jorge, Room M. Oliveira 19 OCT / 10.00, São Jorge, Room 3 Povo e Poder Ico Costa • 2026 • Portugal, France, Mozambique • 190' • DCP World Premiere Eligible for the Rights and Liberties Award 'People and Power portrays a people at a decisive moment in their history: the 2024 presidential elections in Mozambique, a country that has just celebrated five decades of independence. In a campaign marked by tension, the film reveals a serious political crisis, with FRELIMO, in power since 1975, losing the trust of a population increasingly disillusioned with inequality, corruption and the lack of freedom of expression. In a direct cinema style, we travel across the country, giving voice to the people and listening to their reflections on the present and their expectations for the future.' Ico Costa Prices General - 5€ Reduced mobility - 5€

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Sinopse Projecções 17 OUT / 15.00, São Jorge , Sala M. Oliveira 19 OUT / 10.00, São Jorge , Sala 3 Povo e Poder Ico Costa • 2026 • Portugal, França, Moçambique • 190’ • DCP Estreia Mundial Elegível para Prémio Direitos e Liberdades “ Povo e Poder retrata um povo num momento decisivo da sua história: as eleições presidenciais de 2024 em Moçambique, país que celebrou, há pouco, cinco décadas de independência. Numa campanha marcada pela tensão, o filme revela uma grave crise política, com a FRELIMO, no poder desde 1975, a perder a confiança de uma população cada vez mais desiludida com as desigualdades, a corrupção e a falta de liberdade de expressão. Num estilo de cinema directo, percorremos o país, dando voz ao povo e escutando as suas reflexões sobre o presente e as suas expectativas para o futuro.” Ico Costa Preços Geral - 5€ Mob. Condicionada - 5€