Those Whom Death Refused

The first feature film made in Guinea-Bissau and an unmissable milestone in African cinema, Flora Gomes' nuanced fiction addresses the final months of the War of Independence and the fragile aftermath that followed. During the conflict, a woman crosses the country to join the resistance and find her combatant husband. When they finally reunite, they face a new challenge: rebuilding their relationship and their lives in a newly liberated nation still marked by deep wounds. The film stands as a critical reflection on revolution, war, freedom, and the process of nation-building — with the awareness that struggles do not end with the cessation of arms.