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Marfilmes

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Foundation date 1 january 2000

Marfilmes est une société de distribution, basée à Lisbonne, spécialisée dans la diffusion de films et de documentaires lusophones avec un accent particulier sur la production africaine. Marfilmes a récemment considérablement enrichi son fonds de films classiques africains grâce à sa coopération avec l’African Film Library. Une restauration de qualité à partir des négatifs originaux lui permet de proposer de titres rares et précieux de différentes origines et langues de ce continent, tout en gardant un lien particulier avec la production portugaise.
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Filmography of Marfilmes (25 films)

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With What Voice
With What Voice (2011)
, 1h48
Origin Portugal
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Eunice Muñoz

"Com Que Voz" is a documentary that recounts the life of Alain Oulman, an important cultural figure during the nineteen-sixties and seventies, who left an indelible mark on Portuguese and French society. The film, shot in Lisbon, Paris and Tel Aviv, features celebrated authors, politicians and musicians, such as: Patricia Highsmith, Amos Oz, Amalia Rodrigues and Mario Soares.
Luanda, The Music Factory
Luanda, The Music Factory (2009)
, 54minutes
Origin Portugal
Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films

In the middle of a Luanda slum (musseque), DJ Buda owns a recording studio, giving the opportunity to young singers to express themselves. Rhyming at Buda’s beats, kids shout out all their worries and everyday experiences to his old micro with an incredible energy. In the end they dance joyfully, laugh and listen to their own work with the inhabitants of the neighbourhood.
Night Lodgers
Night Lodgers (2007)
, 53minutes
Directed by Licínio Azevedo
Origin Portugal
Genres Documentary

À l’époque coloniale, le Grand Hôtel dans la ville de Beira était le plus grand hôtel du Mozambique : 350 chambres, des suites luxueuses, piscine olympique… Désormais l’édifice, en ruines, sans électricité ni eau courante, est habité par 3 500 personnes. Certains vivent ici depuis vingt ans. En plus des chambres, les antichambres, couloirs, aires de service et le sous-sol de l’hôtel – où c’est toujours la nuit – servent également d’habitation.
Batuque, the Soul of a People
Batuque, the Soul of a People (2006)
, 52minutes
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films

African slaves were first brought to Cape Verde by Portuguese settlers in 1462. These slaves brought with them the cultural rhythm and music which would become Batuque: a musical form punctuated by drums while participants danced in a circle. The dance, repressed during the Colonial era, has been adopted as a symbol of the Cape Verdan cultural identity. The film seeks to document the dance form through interviews and performance by the musical group Raiz di Tambarina.
Disobedience
Disobedience (2002)
, 1h32
Directed by Licínio Azevedo
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events

Rosa, a Mozambican peasant, is accused by the family of her husband of having caused his suicide by refusing to obey him. She is suspected of having a "spirit-husband". In order to prove her innocence, Rosa submits herself to two trials: one by a traditional healer, the other in court. She is absolved twice. Nevertheless, the dead man relatives continue to persecute her and she is punished in a cruel way.
Amílcar Cabral
Amílcar Cabral (2000)
, 52minutes
Origin Portugal
Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Documentary films about politics, Political films

Ce documentaire réalisé par Ana Lúcia Ramos Lisboa décrit le géant révolutionnaire du Cap-Vert sous différents aspects : en tant qu’homme, père, politicien, humaniste et poète. Amilcar Cabral est né en Guinée-Bissau en 1924 et fut assassiné à Conakry en 1973. Il fut le leader du Mouvement de libération du Cap-Vert et de la Guinée, ainsi que le fondateur du Parti africain pour l'indépendance de la Guinée et du Cap-Vert (PAIGC) en 1959. Il est considéré comme une véritable icône de l’histoire africaine.
The Island of Contenda
The Island of Contenda (1999)
, 1h50
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Teresa Madruga, Isabel de Castro

Cape Verde, 1964. At the feet of a mighty volcano, the traditional Cape Verdean society is undergoing a steady change. The old land-owning aristocracy is disintegrating. A class of mulatto begins to emerge, with a trade-based financial power that threatens the landlords. A new identity arises, a mix of old and new, of African and Portuguese culture, sensual and dynamic.
Here on Earth
Here on Earth (1993)
, 1h55
Directed by João Botelho
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Luís Miguel Cintra, Isabel de Castro, Henrique Viana, Inês de Medeiros, José Raposo

Miguel est un économiste plein de succès quand la mort de son père vient le plonger dans un monde aussi étrange qu’obscur, fait de peurs, de sons inquiétants et d’isolement psychologique. Il quitte son emploi, s’éloigne de sa femme et se met à dégénérer physiquement. Il touchera le fond avant de voir à nouveau poindre la lumière. Et, en écho à sa dérive, nous suivons, dans les profondeurs de la nature, l’histoire d’un crime et de sa rédemption, l’histoire d’António et de Cecília. De la mort jusqu’au miracle de la vie, ici-bas, dans le monde des hommes.
Gito the Ungrateful
Gito the Ungrateful (1992)
, 1h27
Directed by Léonce Ngabo
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Marie Bunel

Gito is a Burundian student who lives in Paris. When he finishes his studies, he decides to go back to his country and promises his French girlfriend that he will call her when he becomes a minister, something that he is convinced that will happen. However, he loses gradually his ambition as he is confronted with the country reality. He thus starts going out again with his childhood loved one. Nevertheless, he will make the best of a bad deal, with the help of the two women of his life.
Bamunan
Bamunan (1990)
, 1h43
Directed by Falaba Issa Traoré
Origin Mali
Genres Drama

Daily life scenes in a rural village of Mali: harvest, meddlesomeness, children games, a wedding, a theft, and the clumsy intervention of the police. The character that brings all these scenes together is a leper despised by the whole village, who manages to be cured in the city and happily returns to his people.
Kafi's Story
Kafi's Story (1989)
, 54minutes
Genres Documentary

Shot between 1986 and 1988, Kafi's Story captures Nuba peoples life just before they got involved in the Second Sudanese Civil War.