Feature film - P, BRA, RUM, F 2025 - 211' - OmU

Director: Pedro Pinho

The Portuguese Sergio arrives in a West African metropolis to assess the consequences of a major new road project for an NGO. But he soon becomes more interested in the femme fatale Diara and her queer boyfriend Gui. A white savior in the dark grey zone: Pedro Pinho's epic second feature film paints a far from flattering picture of development work and at the same time a dazzling panorama of life in a modern African metropolis. Sergio has to realize that, despite all his privileges, he is not really up to the complex realities of life.

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