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Searching Nafta (2017)

Original title: Nyo vweta Nafta

2017-01-01 · 22m · SW
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Shooting on 16mm film in Mozambique, director Ico Costa explores the textures of human behaviour as he follows young men who wonder what lies beyond their immediate surroundings. In the fragments of conversations captured in the Maputo market, a recording studio and on coconut trees, we find daily routines and tedium lead to chit-chat on desire, money and hope. In the interplay between performance and document, poetry emerges from fleeting everyday moments.

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Ico CostaDirector, Writer

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Zacarias CovelaZacarias CovelaDomingos MarengulaDomingos MarengulaÉdio PeleveÉdio PeleveBelton GuiladeBelton GuiladeKing BestKing BestMimórcia NhantumboMimórcia NhantumboVivaldo ZandamelaVivaldo ZandamelaHelder TingaHelder TingaBig JohnBig JohnCarlos HernandezCarlos Hernandez

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityShort · Short FilmDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference1106450Actor preference1106440 · 1106441 · 1106442

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What is Searching Nafta about?

Shooting on 16mm film in Mozambique, director Ico Costa explores the textures of human behaviour as he follows young men who wonder what lies beyond their immediate surroundings. In the fragments of conversations captured in the Maputo market, a recording studio and on coconut trees, we find daily routines and tedium lead to chit-chat on desire, money and hope. In the interplay between performance and document, poetry emerges from fleeting everyday moments.

How long is Searching Nafta?

Searching Nafta has a runtime of 22 minutes.