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Ery Claver

Our Lady of the Chinese Shop (Nossa Senhora da Loja do Chinês)

Director Ery Claver Composer Ismael Suama Cast Cláudia Púcuta, David Caracol, Willi Ribeiro
98' - 2022 - Drama - Dialogue: Portuguese, Mandarin
A mysterious statue of the Virgin Mary is supposed to bring relief to the inhabitants of post-colonial Luanda in the Angolan allegory Our Lady of the Chinese Shop. How many miracles can a plastic figure make possible?
When a Chinese merchant brings to a neighbourhood of Luanda a peculiar holy plastic figure of Our Lady, a mourning mother will seek peace, a committed barber starts a new cult and a stray kid will look for revenge for his lost friend. This bizarre urban tale will reveal a family and city facade full of resentment, greed and torment.
"An unsettling postmodern cacophony as provocative as it is daring, a perfect summation of this work of extraordinary importance in terms of contemporary African cinema, and its perpetual quest to look back at the past while forging its way towards the future." - International Cinephile Society

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Credits

Directors

Ery Claver

Composers

Ismael Suama

Cast

Cláudia Púcuta, David Caracol, Willi Ribeiro

Scenario

Ery Claver

Director of Photography

Eduardo Kropotkine

Editors

Zeno Monyak

Producers

Jorge Cohen

Production studios

Geração 80

More info

Dialogue

Portuguese, Mandarin

Countries of production

Angola

Year

2022

Filmography

Ery Claver
Lúcia no Céu com Semáforos (short, 2021), Our Lady of the Chinese Shop (2022)