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Mabata Bata

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Mabata Bata
Directed bySol de Carvalho
Written bySol de Carvalho
José Magro
Based onNovel O dia que explodiu Mabata Bata by Mia Couto
Produced bySol de Carvalho
Rodrigo Areias
Ricardo Freitas
StarringEmílio Bila
Wilton Boene
Medianeira Massingue
Esperança Naiene
CinematographyJorge Quintela
Edited byAndré Guiomar
Music byPierre Dufloo
Release date
  • 30 April 2017 (2017-04-30) (Mozambique)
Running time
74 min.
CountriesMozambique
Portugal
LanguagesTsonga
Portuguese

Mabata Bata is a 2017 Mozambique feature drama film directed by Sol de Carvalho and co-produced by the director along with Rodrigo Areias and Ricardo Freitas for Bando à parte Promarte Films.[1] The film is a magic-realist adaption from a short story by Mia Couto.[2][3] The TV movie version was released on 30 April 2017 in Portugal and 1 May 2017 in Brazil. On 30 January 2019, the film was released at International Film Festival Rotterdam in Netherlands. The film was shot around the locations in Chibuto, Gaza and Mozambique.[4]

Plot

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The plot is based on a short story by Mia Couto O Dia Em Que Explodiu Mabata Bata (The Day Mabata Bata Exploded). Azarias, a young orphaned shepherd has to tend the oxen flock of his uncle Raul, although he dreams of going to school. The most beautiful animal, Mabata Bata, is destined to pay the dowry of Raul's fiancée. However, the ox leaves the herd and steps on a mine left behind by fighters in the civil war. Afraid of his uncle's wrath, Azarias flees into the forest with the remaining animals and magical events occur.[5][6] His grandmother and uncle set out to rescue him and convince him to return.[7]

Cast

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  • Emílio Bila as Azarias
  • Filomena Remigio as Carolina
  • Esperança Naiene as Irondina
  • Medianeira Massingue as Lúcia
  • Mário Mabjaia as Espírito
  • Horácio Guiamba as Raul
  • Wilton Boene as José
  • Shcozo Ichiyama

Awards and accolades

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The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Mabata bata by Sol de Carvalho". IFFR. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Mabata Bata". africanfilmfestival.org. African film festival. Archived from the original on 2020-11-13. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Mabata bata". IFFR EN. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  4. ^ "Mabata Bata". Afri Cultures. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Mabata Bata". africine.org (in French). Fédération africaine de la critique cinématographique (FACC). 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Mabata Bata". indielisboa. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Mabata Bata". bandoaparte.net (in Portuguese). Guimarães, Portugal: Bandoaparte.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  8. ^ ""The Seduction of Ash:" Mia Couto's "The Day Mabata-bata Exploded" and "The Bird-Dreaming Baobab"". Research Gate. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Mabata Bata". BOZAR CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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