Mortu Nega
1988
Synopsis
1973, Portuguese Guinea. In the dying days of the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence, Diminga searches the country for her husband, Sako, a freedom fighter. When peace finally arrives, they must learn how to live together in a nation—and a relationship—ravaged by the violence of war.
Editorial
Opening a window onto the harsh realities of armed struggle, Flora Gomes’s landmark debut was the first film produced in independent Guinea-Bissau. An engrossing experiment in tone and structure, this incisive reflection on the costs of liberation is anchored by Bia Gomes’s fathomless humanity.
