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All Is Well (2011 film)

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'All Is Well' (in Portuguese 'Por aqui tudo bem', in French 'Tout Va Bien') is a 2011 film by Angolan filmmaker Pocas Pascoal. It was shown at the Malta Film Festival and Germany's Africa Alive Festival's 2014 edition. The film has a duration time of 94 minutes.

Plot



The film deals with a pair of young, teen-aged sisters, the sixteen years old Aida and the seventeen years old Maria, escaping Angola to live in Lisbon, Portugal during 1980, in order to escape the Angolan civil war of that era.

The pair make it to Lisbon, where life proves to be harsh for the two African women. They have a hard time adapting to their new country and its customs and culture, but then a tragic event changes their lives once again.

Cast



*Willon Brandau

*Vera Cruz

*Cheila Lima

*Ciomara Morais

Awards



The film won many international awards, including the:

*Los Angeles Film Festival, United States, 2012

*Khourigba African Film Festival, Morocco, 2012

*Karthage Afternoon Films Festival, Tunisia, 2012

*Festival Internacional de Luanda, Angola, 2012

*Fespaco de Uagadugu, Burkina Faso, 2013

*Festival Indie Lisboa, Portugal, 2013


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