- ...
- home
- film
- our lady ...
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
Edition 2022
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
Image gallery
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)