Doclisboa2026 - PT Competition | The Continuers of the Revolution
Doclisboa2026 - Competição PT | Os Continuadores da Rev..
Cinema 5€
Friday 16 October · 21:45
Pedro Neves examines thousands of negatives photographed by Manuel Roberto in Mozambique during the government of Samora Machel, the first post-independence president, finding the story of a country that tried to be the best people's republic in the world. World premiere in Doclisboa's Portuguese Competition, eligible for the Rights and Liberties Award.
Synopsis Screenings 16 OCT / 21.45, São Jorge, Sala M. Oliveira 22 OCT / 11.00, São Jorge, Sala 3 Os Continuadores da Revolução Pedro Neves • 2026 • Portugal, Mozambique, France • 91' • DCP World premiere Eligible for the Rights and Liberties Award 'Over the light table, I examine thousands of negatives photographed by Manuel Roberto in Mozambique, during the government of Samora Machel, the first post-independence president. In these images, I find the story of a country that tried to be the best people's republic in the world. I find myself surrounded by ghosts whispering the echoes of the Portuguese and Mozambican revolutions.' Pedro Neves Prices General - 5€ Reduced mobility - 5€