Synopsis
1907. Afonso, a doctor, arrives at Principe Island to cure servants from a cocoa plantation “infected” with Banzo, nostalgia of the slaves, who are dying from starvation and suicide. The group is confined to the forest, where Afonso decides to heal them by trying to understand what is affecting their soul. Will he manage to save them?
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colonialism and exploitation · slavery and forced labor · mental health and trauma · cultural displacement · nostalgia and homesickness
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