International Features Competition

Mosquito

Swiss Premiere

João Nuno Pinto / Portugal, Mozambique, Brazil / 2020 / 122 min / Drama
Portuguese, German / Subtitles French, English

Mozambique, 1917. A young Portuguese soldier seeks adventure but ends up roaming in the heart of darkness, in Makua land. A tragic hero reminiscent of a drawing by Hugo Pratt or a verse by Rimbaud, the little soldier in Mosquito is a huge film character.

João Nuno Pinto, who lived in Mozambique and then Portugal, drew on his family history and took seven years to make this movie, a fierce criticism of colonialism. Mozambique, 1917, the Portuguese army has come to defend its colonies against the German threat. For the adventure and his homeland, a young soldier attempts to join his garrison. A coming-of-age journey in the mystical land of Makua, featuring a mesmerizing soundtrack by Justin Melland.

Direction

João Nuno Pinto

Screenplay

Fernanda Polacow, Gonçalo Waddington

Image

Adolpho Veloso

Editing

Gustavo Giani

Sound

Gita Cerveira, Tiago Raposinho, Matthieu Deniau

Music

Justin Melland

Production

Leopardo Filmes (Paulo Branco)

Co-production

APM Produções (Ana Pinhão Moura), Delicatessen Filmes (Mario Peixoto), Alfama Films Production, Mapiko Filmes

With

João Nunes Monteiro, Miguel Moreira, João Lagarto, Filipe Duarte

International sales

Alfama Films (Jason Bressand)

João Nuno Pinto / Mozambique, 1969

Filmography

2014, Keaton Henson: Don't Swim (short)

2010, América

2008, Skype Me (short)