Genres
Production Companies
Ébano Multimédia
Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique
Eurimages
Les Films de L'Etranger
McMurphy
Panda Filmes
Programa Ibermedia
Urucu Media
The Train of Salt and Sugar (Comboio de Sal e Açucar)
An African Western
Overview
In 1989, Mozambique is a country ruined by civil war. The train that connects Nampula to Malawi is the only hope for people willing to risk their lives to exchange a few bags of salt for sugar. Running slowly over sabotaged tracks, the journey is filled with obstacles and violence. Mariamu, a frequent traveler, shares her trip with her friend Rosa, a nurse who is going to her new hospital, living the reality of war for the first time, Lieutenant Taiar, who only knows the reality of his military life, and another soldier, Salomão, with whom he doesn’t get along. Amongst bullets and laughter, stories of love and war unfold as the train advances towards the next stop.
Key Crew
Director: Licínio Azevedo
Producer: John Trengove, Pandora da Cunha Telles, Pablo Iraola
Screenplay: Filipe Santos, Teresa Pereira, Licínio Azevedo
Director of Photography: Frédéric Serve
Top Cast
Matamba Joaquim
Taiar
Melanie de Vales
Rosa
Thiago Justino
Salomão
Mário Mabjaia
Adriano Gil
Absalão Maciel
Baioneta
Tonecas Xavier
Herculano
Vítor Raposo
Celeste Caravela
Sabina Fonseca
Mariamu
Videos
TRAIN OF SALT AND SUGAR by Licinio de Azevedo
