Plot
It has always been a firm conviction of the family that any woman who sings, will die. Now, while a girl is in France she becomes an international star. She realises that sooner rather than later her mother in Africa will learn that she sings. To solve this dilemma she goes back to her native village and arranges her own funeral, albeit with instantaneous rebirth. She is lying in the coffin while all invited guest form a queue and pass the coffin one by one. When she needs go to the toilet a boy will take her place. And then one of the guests says: How different she looks after having died. Is this an allusion to Bergman's movie "Now About These Women"?
Written by
Flora Gomes, Franck Moisnard
Directed by
Flora Gomes
Crew
Production Countries
Luxembourg, France, Portugal
Production Companies
Samsa Film, Les Films de Mai, Fado Filmes
Languages
Português, Français
Awards
6 wins & 3 nominations