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Granma Nineteen and the Soviet’s Secret
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"Granma Nineteen and the Soviet’s Secret," by João Ribeiro / Portugal, Brazil and Mozambique / 2020 / 94mins / Drama, Coming of Age / Portuguese
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This event is part of the 28th NYAFF — "Notes from Home: Recurring Dreams & Women's Voices" Learn More
About the Film
Adapted from the novel by esteemed Angolan author Ondjaki, this coming of age tale brings us into the multilayered world of Jaki, a young boy from a small coastal African village living in a cousin-filled house headed by his spunky grandmother Agnette. Jaki spends his days with best friends Pi and Charlita and they discover that a local construction site of a huge mausoleum guarded by Russians threatens to demolish their entire neighborhood. Their spirited efforts to foil this plan are met with the unanticipated involvement of a secretive Soviet.
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João Ribeiro