The Hero

The Hero

97 mins | Drama | May 13, 2004

A 20-year veteran of the Angolan civil war returns to the capital city of Luanda where he faces the challenges of assimilation and survival.

The Hero

97 mins | Drama | May 13, 2004

The Hero
A 20-year veteran of the Angolan civil war returns to the capital city of Luanda where he faces the challenges of assimilation and survival.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Les Films de l'Après-Midi, David & Golias, Gamboa & Gamboa
Original title O Herói
Directors Zézé Gamboa
Writers Pierre-Marie Goulet, Carla Baptista, Fernando Vendrell

Cast

Makena Diop

as Vitorio (as Oumar Makena Diop)

Milton Coelho

as Manu (as Milton 'Santo' Coelho)

Patrícia Bull

as Joana, the school teacher

Gracy Costa

as Rita, a discotheque dancer

Maria Ceiça

as Judite, aka Maria Bárbara Simões

Neuza Borges

as Flora, the grandmother

Miguel Hurst

as doctor Luís

Thierry Darrigrand

as doctor Thierry

Catarina Matos

as nurse Rute

Mónica Anapaz

as night nurse

Raúl Rosário

as Pedro Vasconcelos

Orlando Sérgio

as minister of internal affairs

Próspero João

as Carlos