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Rostov-Luanda is a 1997 Mauritanian documentary film directed by Abderrahmane Sissako and co-produced by Christian Baute, Pierre Hanau, and Dominique Andreani.[1][failed verification][2]
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| Directed by | Abderrahmane Sissako |
| Written by | Abderrahmane Sissako |
| Produced by | Christian Baute, Pierre Hanau, Dominique Andreani |
| Cinematography | Jacques Besse |
| Edited by | Claudio Martinez |
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| Distributed by | California Newsreel |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Countries | Angola Mauritania France Germany Belgium |
| Language | French |
The documentary deals with long standing friendship between the director Sissako who met Baribanga, an Angolan student, during a train ride from Moscow to Rostov when both were moving to study film in Moscow.[3][4] Many years later, Sissako made his journey across war-torn Angola to find his friend.[5][6][7]
The film had its premier on 25 January 1997 in the Netherlands.[8] The film received positive reviews from critics and screened at many film festivals. In 2018, at the Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film, it received a Special Mention at the TV5 Best Documentary Award.[citation needed]
References
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- ^ "Rostov-Luanda: IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ "Rostov Luanda: African Film Festival, Inc". africanfilmny. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ "Rostov-Luanda: filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ "California Newsreel - ROSTOV-LUANDA". newsreel.org. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ Welt, Haus der Kulturen der (2018-01-16). "The Game / Rostov-Luanda". HKW. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ "Rostov-Luanda: IDFA". idfa.nl. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ "Rostov-Luanda". mubi.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.