Hanami

Debut director Denise Fernandes highlights the beauty of her West African home, the Cape Verde islands, in this magical coming-of-age drama.

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Credits

  • Director

    Denise Fernandes

  • Screenwriters

    Denise Fernandes, Telmo Churro

  • With

    Sanaya Andrade, Dailma Mendes, Alice da Luz

  • Switzerland-Portugal-Cape Verde 2024. 96min

  • Courtesy of

    More Than Films

  • Languages

    Cape Verdean Creole, Japanese, French, English

    With English subtitles

Introduction

Little orphan Nana is taken in and raised by her grandmother. Navigating life in Fogo proves difficult for Nana as she watches her loved ones drift away, and when a fever-like illness afflicts her, she is forced to seek traditional treatment at the foot of a volcano. But in this simply told, yet richly evocative tale, Nana finds healing and redemption in the friendships she forges.

Wema Mumma

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