Summary Set in Curacao in the 1940s, Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story tells of the painter Gabriel Goedbloed, who arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in a local church. Gabriel is black, originally from Surinam. The colonial Antillian society proves less than tolerant towards him, especially after he chooses as his model a young Black teacher, Ava. View more details
Directed : Felix de Rooy
Written : Felix de Rooy Norman de Palm
Stars : Theu Boermans Nashaira Desbarida Cliff San-A-Jong Carol Brown Winkel
Genres : Drama
Release date : Nov 8, 1990
Countries of origin : Netherlands France Netherlands Antilles
Language : Dutch Papiamento
Filming locations : Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands
Production companies : Cosmic Illusion Productions
Summary Set in Curacao in the 1940s, Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story tells of the painter Gabriel Goedbloed, who arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in a local church. Gabriel is black, originally from Surinam. The colonial Antillian society proves less than tolerant towards him, especially after he chooses as his model a young Black teacher, Ava. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Nov 8, 1990
Countries of origin : Netherlands France Netherlands Antilles
Language : Dutch Papiamento
Filming locations : Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands
Production companies : Cosmic Illusion Productions