The read
It runs a compact 22m.
Synopsis
Shooting on 16mm film in Mozambique, director Ico Costa explores the textures of human behaviour as he follows young men who wonder what lies beyond their immediate surroundings. In the fragments of conversations captured in the Maputo market, a recording studio and on coconut trees, we find daily routines and tedium lead to chit-chat on desire, money and hope. In the interplay between performance and document, poetry emerges from fleeting everyday moments.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
Cast
- Zacarias CovelaCast
- Domingos MarengulaCast
- Édio PeleveCast
- Belton GuiladeCast
- King BestCast
- Mimórcia NhantumboCast
- Vivaldo ZandamelaCast
- Helder TingaCast
- Big JohnCast
- Carlos HernandezCast
Themes
short film