List of Angolan films

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This is a sortable list of films produced in Angola, many in the Portuguese language.

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Features

Mediums and Shorts

Films set in Angola - features

YearTitleDirectorGenreNotes
1968 Riusciranno i nostri eroi a ritrovare l'amico misteriosamente scomparso in Africa? Ettore Scola fiction
1974Malteses, burgueses e às vezesfiction100min
1997Rostov-Luanda Abderrahmane Sissako documentary
1998 Sweepers Keoni Waxman action adventure drama
2007Adeus, até amanhãAntónio Escudeirodocumentary
2008KangambaRogelio Paris
2009Luanda, a Fábrica da MúsicaKiluanje Liberdade, Inês Gonçalvesdocumentary
2013De Armas e bagagensAna Delgado Martinsdocumentary72min
2013Ole, António OleRui Simõesdocumentary77min
2016An Outpost of Progress (Posto Avançado do Progresso)Hugo Vieira da Silvafiction120min
2016 Letters from War (cartas da guerra) Ivo Ferreira fiction105min
2016Kayak the KwanzaOscar Scafididocumentary
2018 Another Day of Life Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow
2018 Into the Okavango Neil Gelinasdocumentary
2019SerpentariusCarlos Conceiçãofiction
2022NayolaJosé Miguel RibeiroAnimation90min

Films set in Angola - mediums and shorts

YearTitleDirectorGenreNotes
2013Honey]Adelina Antónia, Martin Gruber, Miguel S. Hilario, Henriques Bino Job, Fatima Jose & Evaristo Quintasdocumentary39min
2016Making a Living in the Dry Season | Fazer pela vida na estação secaInês Pontedocumentary36min
2019A Story from AfricaBill Woodberryphoto-film33min

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