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AN OUTPOST OF PROGRESS

by Hugo Vieira da Silva

synopsis

At the end of the nineteenth century, two inexperienced Portuguese colonizers, with a vague intention of civilizing the colonies, disembark in a remote part of the Congo River in order to coordinate a trading post. As time goes by, they become increasingly demoralized by their inability to profit from the ivory trade. A mutual feeling of distrust and misunderstadings with the locals isolate them at the heart of the tropical jungle. Faced with each other, they begin a journey towards the abyss.

international title: An Outpost of Progress
original title: Posto-Avançado do Progresso
country: Portugal
sales agent: Alfama Films
year: 2016
genre: fiction
directed by: Hugo Vieira da Silva
screenplay: Hugo Vieira da Silva
cast: Nuno Lopes, Ivo Alexandre, David Caracol, Inês Helena, António Mpinda, José Manuel Mendes
cinematography by: Fernando Lockett
film editing: Paulo MilHomens
art director: Isabel Branco
costumes designer: Tânia Franco
producer: Paulo Branco
production: Alfama Films, Leopardo Filmes, República Filmes
distributor: Leopardo Filmes

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