Last Flight of the Flamingo

João Ribeiro (2010)

fiction / 90’ / Thriller

Tizangara, Mozambique. After the peace agreement. A mystery. UN soldiers exploding. An investigation is begun and Massimo is appointed to solve the mystery. Joaquim will have to translate, not only the words but the facts, in order for him to understand.

In co-production with Luz Mágica and VideoFilmes (Brazil), Slate One (Mozambique),
Potenza Prod. (Spain), Néon Prod. (France), Carlo D'Ursi Prod. (Italy).

  • Caminhos Cinema Português (PT)
    Best Film

    Etalon d’Or
    Etalon d’Argent
    Bronze Etalon

    22nd FESPACO (FR)
    Best Actress
    Best Screenplay

    Africa International Film Festival AFRIFF (AF)
    Best Film

  • Cape Verde International Film Festival
    Jury Prize

    22nd FESPACO (FR)
    African Diaspora Award

    III International Film Festival (AO)
    Best Film

  • Caminhos Cinema Português (PT)

    22nd FESPACO (FR)

    Africa International Film Festival AFRIFF (AF)

    Cabo Verde International Film Festival

    III International Film Festival (AO)

    Pavillon les Cinémas du Monde, 63rd Fest. from Cannes (FR)

    Busan International Film Festival

    Opening Film - Douro Film Harvest Festival (PT)

    Fest. Int. du Film Panafricain de Cannes (FR)

    “Regards on the cinemas of the world”

    Ciné Club at the Portuguese Language Center (TU)

    Portuguese Language Film Festival (CU)

    Lusofonia Oslo Cinema Cycle at the Toyen Library (NO)

    VII Tarifa African Film Festival (ES)

    Festival de Luxor pour le film Africain (EG)

    Ciné-Afriqua (FR)

    Grand Prize of Brazilian Cinema (BR)

    Johannesburg Tri Continental Film Festival (ZA)

    The Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles (USA)

    SESC in São Paulo (BR)

    Festival du Film Africain de Cologne (DE)

    Festival Romans et Cinéma en Ardèche (FR)

    Lusophone cinema week in Nice (FR)

    II Portuguese Language Film Festival in Ottawa (CA)

    Festival du Film d’Afrique et des Iles (Réunion)

    AFRIFF (NG)

    Ciné-club Afrique saison 7 (FR)

    Afrika Film Festival (BE)

    Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribg

    27th FESTRÓIA 06/2011 (PT)

    Kenya International Film Festival (KE)

    X European Film Festival (MZ)

    Africa in Motion Film Festival

    Göteborg Film Festival (SE)

    Texas Black Film Festival (US)

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PRODUCTION CREDITS

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PRODUCTION CREDITS 〰️

DIRECTION

EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION

José António Loureiro

João Martins

Orlando Mesquita

Tiago Matos

Omar Sosa

WITH

Eliote Alex, Adriana Alves, Cândida Bila, Carlo D'Ursi,
Mário Mabjaia, Alberto Magassela, Gilberto Mendes, Cláudia Semedo

SCRIPT

PHOTOGRAPHY

EDITING

PRODUCTION DESIGN

SOUND EDITING

MUSIC

Carlo D'Ursi, Antonin Dedet, Luís Galvão Teles

João Ribeiro

João Ribeiro, Gonçalo Galvão Teles

PRODUCTION

João Ribeiro

Vasco Pedroso

SOUND

João Ribeiro

João Ribeiro was born in 1962, in Mozambique. Between 1982 and 1989 Ribeiro worked for Mozambique Experimental Television and for the Nacional Cinema Institute. In 1990, he went to Cuba to study cinema in the International Cinema and Television School of San Antonio de los Baños.

In 2010 directed his first feature film, Last Flight of the Flamingo. João Ribeiro has also worked as Production Director, Executive Producer and Coproducer in Mozambique and all over the world.

Grandma Nineteen and the Soviet's Secret, adaptation of the homonymous work of Ondjaki, is his latest feature film.