Nyo Vweta Nafta
Ico Costa
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Synopsis
Ico Costa returns to Inhambane, Mozambique, where he lived in 2010. He is looking for his friend Nafta, but he also takes the temperature of the young generation. King-Best. Samsung Galaxy. Versace. White rooster. There are no toothpicks in Norway. Coconut trees. Baobab fruits. Superfruits. Vitamin C. Passiflorine. Megabytes. Coffee is a white man’s addiction. Ngadzango. Nafta.
Bio/Filmo
Ico Costa (Lisbon, 1983) studied at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in Lisbon and the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires, as well as Le Fresnoy—Studio national des arts contemporains, in France. His short films include Libhaketi (2012), Quatro Horas Descalço (2012), Corrente (2013) and Antero (2014).
Info
- Country Portugal, Mozambique
- Year 2017
- Format Digital
- Running time 22 min
- Image Colour
- Language Portuguese
- Subtitles Catalan, English
- Production company Terratreme Filmes
- Producer Ico Costa
- Screenplay Ico Costa
- Photography Hugo Azevedo
- Editor Ico Costa, Eduardo Williams
- Music Puto Zaca
- Sound Roland Pickl, Tiago Matos
- Actors Zacarias Covela, Domingos Marengula, Édio Peleve, Belton Guilade, King Best, Mimórcia Nhantumbo, Vivaldo Zandamela, Hélder Tinga, Big John, Carlos Hernandez
- Contact portugalfilm@indielisboa.com