The Hero

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The Hero

2004

1h 37m

Drama

War

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Angola's civil war has lasting effects on a disabled veteran (Oumar Makena Diop), a boy and a schoolteacher (Patrícia Bull).

Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

03/09/2005

2.5/4

The Hero is unassuming and confidently directed for a first feature.

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Film Threat

12/06/2005

3/5

Joshua Tanzer

Offoffoff

03/25/2005

2.5/4

Despite the film's obviousness, it does illustrate the many ways war rends society.

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Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

03/23/2005

5/5

An emotionally involving drama set in Angola about the valiant and unheralded heroism of poor people struggling to survive after a thirty year civil war.

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Film Threat

03/12/2005

3/5

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Synopsis

Angola's civil war has lasting effects on a disabled veteran (Oumar Makena Diop), a boy and a schoolteacher (Patrícia Bull).

Director: Zézé Gamboa
Producer: Francois d'Artemare, Tony Gamboa, Fernando Vendrell
Screenwriter: Carla Baptista, Fernando Vendrell, Pierre-Marie Goulet
Production Co: Les Films de l'Après-Midi
Genre: Drama, War
Original Language: Portuguese
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital