Night Lodgers

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In the colonial era, the Grand Hotel in the city of Beira was the largest in Mozambique: 350 rooms, luxurious suites, Olympic-sized swimming pool…
Nowadays the building is in ruins, with no electricity or running water, and is inhabited by 3500 people. Some have been living there for twenty years. The rooms, foyers, corridors, service areas, even the fridges and bathrooms of the hotel serve as home. But there’s no trace of sadness or self-pity in this luminous documentary.

Festivals & awards

Gold Fipa Biarritz Film Festival;
Best Documentary in Brussels Africa Taille XL;
Closing film of Input Festival, Johannesburg
Festivals
Amakula Kampala International - Uganda;
African Perspectives - Delft;
Festival do Rio - Brazil

Credits

Original TitleNight Lodgers
TitleNight Lodgers
Directed byLicínio Azevedo
CountryMozambique
Year2007
ScreenplayLicínio Azevedo
Film Editing
Soundtrack
Cinematography
Sound
Costumes
Production Design
ProductionEbano Multimédia
FormatsDVD
Runtime53 min.
LanguagePortugiesisch, Macua, Sena
CastDokumentarfilm, documentary, documentaire

Credits

Original TitleNight Lodgers
TitleNight Lodgers
Directed byLicínio Azevedo
CountryMozambique
Year2007
ScreenplayLicínio Azevedo
Film Editing
Soundtrack
Cinematography
Sound
Costumes
Production Design
ProductionEbano Multimédia
FormatsDVD
Runtime53 min.
LanguagePortugiesisch, Macua, Sena
CastDokumentarfilm, documentary, documentaire

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