A Memory in Three Acts

Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975 following a bloody struggle that lasted more than a decade In three acts plus a poetic prologue and epilogue some of those who lived through it tell their story about the struggle for independence A former political prisoner returns to the building named Villa Algarve where he was torturedthough dilapidated now it is still maintained as a monument to what took place We also get to hear the other side of the story as told by the daughter of an agent of the secret police who was murdered before her eyes following the fall of the Portuguese dictatorship This striking mix of archive footage shots of present day and the pervasive soundtrack give us the feeling that past and present are inextricably linked The oral testimonies bear witness to a multifaceted colonial trauma and the wounds are still fresh