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dir. Pedro Figueiredo Neto, Ricardo Falcão / 2021 / Portugal / 84min.
In a jam-packed, ancient station wagon, Mbaye Sow couriers goods from Portugal to Senegal and back: a 4500-kilometre journey along dusty dirt roads, past numerous checkpoints
In a jam-packed, ancient station wagon, Mbaye Sow couriers goods from Portugal to Senegal and back: a 4500-kilometre journey along dusty dirt roads and past numerous checkpoints. As he loads his wares into the car and on the roof, we hear a string of phone calls and voicemails from people placing their orders, from quilts and thermos flasks to Calvin Klein boxer shorts.
- duration:
- 84 min
- country / year of production:
- Portugal / 2021
- director:
- Pedro Figueiredo Neto, Ricardo Falcão
- cinematography:
- Joana Ferreira, Isabel Machado
- producer:
- Joana Ferreira, Isabel Machado / C.R.I.M Production
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2021 – IDFA Amsterdam; 2021 – Doc Lisboa
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