Adaptation of Mia Couto's novel "A River Called Time, A House Called Earth." When the gravedigger's shovel tried to dig into the ground to cover Dito Mariano's grave, it hit a surface as hard as steel. A storm broke out in the sky and a sense of awe swept over the family members present at the funeral. Whose fault was it that the earth would not open? Discord broke out among the women. Dulcineusa, the matriarch of the family, declared: "The earth will not open because there is a secret to be revealed."
Directed by José Carlos de Oliveira
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Anabela Moreira
Conceição
Jorge Mota
Lopes
Isaac Mandlate
Marianito
Maria Helena
Nyembeti
Timótio Manganhela
Abstinêncio
Ana Magaia
Dulcineusa
Cândida Bila
Admirança
Gilberto Mendes
Ultímio
Nelson Maquil
Ananias
Alberto Magassela
Fulano Malta
Sérgio Faife
Hortêncio
Jorge Loureiro
postman
Mariana Coelho
Carminda, post office clerk
Paula Guedes
woman at the wake
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