The Children's Republic (2012)
Overview
In a war-torn African country, a small group of young people, led by Mão-de-Ferro, a traumatized and violent war child, arrive in a mysterious city where children, abandoned by adults, have created their own utopian republic.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pt |
| Popularity | 1.219 |
Directed By
Flora Gomes
Crew
Flora Gomes
Tim Pannen
François d'Artemare
Franck Moisnard
Dominique Pâris
Marina Lerchs
João Ribeiro
Pedro Pimenta
Pierre Donnadieu
Ana Patricia Silva
Gerhard van der Heever
Flora Gomes
Alexander Ris
Hubert Toint
Papa Oumar Ngom
Joana Synek
Marie-Noëlle Hauville
João Manuel 'Funcho' Costa
Maria João Mayer
Jean-Noël Yven
Dino Estrelinha
Marie-Jeanne Wychmans
Youssou N'Dour
Boaventura Mausse
Inadelso Cossa
Abigail Machado
Jean-Jacques Neira
Luc Thomas
Alexandre Hecker
Petra Hengge
Jacques Arhex
Guilherme Mendonça
Ângela Sequeira
Franziska Pfeiffer
Oumou Sy
Michael Kalden
Paulo Silva
Paul Englebert
Jan Müller
Falk Wenzel
Abigail Machado
Manoëlle van Grunderbeeck
Paul Englebert
TOP CAST
Danny Glover
Dubem
Hedviges Mamudo
Mão-de-Ferro
Melanie de Vales
Nuta
Joyce Simbine Saiete
Fatima
Stephen Carew
Toni
Maurice Ngwakum
Chico
Kherin Ramutala
Baifaz
Georgina João Cosa
Girl
Murambiwa Rusike
Child President #1
Claris Masimba Kamwendo
Child President #2
Peter P. Gudo
Tigre
Elizabeth Carew
Head Nurse
Sidney Mafumo
Mão-de-Ferro (5 Years Old)
Kassia Tarsis Retagi dos Santos
Wounded Girl
Mauro Tomàs Fernando Vombe
Cyclist
Samuel Fernando Malunbe
Grown-up President
Florine Ibot
President's Secretary
Vasco Condo
General
Cândida Bila
Minister #1
Gilberto Mendes
Minister #2
Rigério Manjare
Minister #3
Elísio Cuinica
Minister #4
Maria Atalia
Minister #5
Márcia Zime
Minister #6
Joanett Rombe
Minister #7
Armando Joaquim Natingue Matuiane
Minister #8
Maurício Tembe
Minister #9
Micael Jossias Chiziane
Minister #10
Rosa Vasco Zibane
Minister #11
Adelino Branquinho
Minister #12
Kimberly Marilyn Mendes Mudauka
Carnaval Expert #1
Zeca Manuel Lopes
Carnaval Expert #2
Valter Mayson Massinga
Carnaval Expert #3
Jéssica Marta Manhinça
Carnaval Expert #4
Tamara Edith Pola
Carnaval Expert #5
Adolfo Joaquim Machava
Mão-de-Ferro Village Soldier
Filomena Filipe Mendes
Nuta's Grandmother
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