Hollow City

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Hollow City ★★ Na Cidade Vazia; In the Empty City 2004

A group of children, fleeing the Angolan civil war, are taken to the capitol of Luanda by a nun. Young N'Dala (Roldan) leaves the group to explore the city and he meets a variety of characters who seek to influence his life. Portuguese with subtitles. 90m/C DVD . PT Joao Roldan, Custado Francisco, Carlao Machado; D: Maria Joao Ganga; W: Maria Joao Ganga; C: Jacques Besse; M: Manu Dibango, Ne Goncalves.