Summaries

It has always been a firm conviction of the family that any woman who sings, will die. Now, while a girl is in France she becomes an international star. She realises that sooner rather than later her mother in Africa will learn that she sings. To solve this dilemma she goes back to her native village and arranges her own funeral, albeit with instantaneous rebirth. She is lying in the coffin while all invited guest form a queue and pass the coffin one by one. When she needs go to the toilet a boy will take her place. And then one of the guests says: How different she looks after having died. Is this an allusion to Bergman's movie "Now About These Women"?—Max Scharnberg, Stockholm, Sweden

Details

Keywords
  • funeral
  • superstition
  • star
  • dilemma
  • rebirth
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Musical
Release date May 24, 2003
Countries of origin France Luxembourg Portugal Cape Verde
Official sites Samsa Film
Language Kabuverdianu
Production companies Samsa Film Fado Filmes Les Films de Mai

Box office

Gross worldwide $13595

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 50m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby SR
Aspect ratio

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