MI TIERRA, MI LUCHA

Chã das Caldeiras, at 2000m altitude, is a town within the caldera of the Fogo volcano, in Cabo Verde. In the last eruption in 2015, the town was almost completely destroyed. Those who returned after the ashes remain firm in their will to stay there, resisting all adversity: the active volcano, the economic precariousness, the permanent ghost of emigration. In the daily struggle, cereals are planted and harvested in the new fields and reconstruction works are underway: the road, the houses, the church, the souvenir shop and the bar. But the volcano does not sleep and it has not rained in a long time. During an ascent with tourists, Tabaco discovers a fissure in the crater, which puts the town on alert. In the unreal geography of the caldera, a mysterious hearse wanders loaded with black sand. There are those who dream of it. Appearance? Mirage? Death and life intersect on the path of the town along a new path that disappears into the horizon, in the shadow of the apparently sleeping volcano.

Born in Lisbon in 1990. Graduated in Sound and Image from ESAD.CR and with a master's degree from the National Film School (ESTC) and HEAD – Genève. In 2018 he directed his first film, BOSTOFRIO, OÙ LE CIEL REJOINT LA TERRE, multi-award-winning and presented in more than 40 international film festivals around the world. In 2019 it was acclaimed by critics as “top 10 films of the year” according to Jornal Público. BOSTOFRIO reached more than a million viewers worldwide (festivals, television, cinemas, streaming, etc.). PÉRIPHÉRIQUE NORD premiered at Visions du Réel 2022. SAVANNA AND THE MOUNTAIN premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2024.

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