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Sleepwalking Land is a 2007 film based on the eponymous novel by Mia Couto. The film took its director Teresa Prata seven years to complete.[1]

Sleepwalking Land
Directed by	Teresa Prata
Screenplay by	Teresa Prata (Adaptación de la novela epónima de Mia Couto)
Produced by	Filmes de Fundo, Ebano Multimedia, ICAM, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), ZDF Arte
Starring	Nick Lauro Teresa, Aldino José, Hélio Fumo, Ilda Gonzalez, Laura Soveral
Cinematography	Dominique Gentil
Edited by	Paulo Ebelo, Jacques Witta
Music by	Alex Goretzki
Release date	2007
Running time	103'
Countries	Germany Mozambique Portugal

Synopsis

In Mozambique, the civil war causes devastation among the population. Amongst this chaos, young Muidinga dreams of finding his family. One day, he finds a diary on a lifeless body in a gunned-down bus;[2] it speaks of a woman searching for her son. Convinced that he's the missing son, Muidinga decides to find her. On his journey he's accompanied by an old man, Tuahir, always ready to tell a tale. Their journey is a battle, and turns them into somnambulists in a country devastated by war.

Awards

• FIPRESCI Award for Best Film, International Film Festival of Kerala (India), 2007.[1]
• Best Director, Pune International Film Festival (India).[1]
• Famafest (Portugal)
• Festival Cinema Africano, Asi, America Latina de Milano (Italia)
• Festival Indie Lisboa (Portugal)

References

External links

• African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)
• Sleepwalking Land at IMDb

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