Rostov-Luanda is a 1997 Mauritanian documentary film directed by Abderrahmane Sissako and co-produced by Christian Baute, Pierre Hanau, and Dominique Andreani.[1][failed verification][2]

Rostov-Luanda
Directed byAbderrahmane Sissako
Written byAbderrahmane Sissako
Produced byChristian Baute, Pierre Hanau, Dominique Andreani
CinematographyJacques Besse
Edited byClaudio Martinez
Production
companies
  • Agence de la Coopération Culturelle et Technique
  • Instituto Angolano de Cinema
  • Ministère de la Coopération
  • Morgane Films
  • Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
  • Televisao Publica de Angola
  • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Distributed byCalifornia Newsreel
Release date
  • 25 January 1997 (1997-01-25)
(Netherlands)
Running time
76 minutes
CountriesAngola
Mauritania
France
Germany
Belgium
LanguageFrench

The documentary deals with long standing friendship between the director Sissako who met Baribanga, an Angolan student, during a train ride from Moscow to Rostov when both were moving to study film in Moscow.[3][4] Many years later, Sissako made his journey across war-torn Angola to find his friend.[5][6][7]

The film had its premier on 25 January 1997 in the Netherlands.[8] The film received positive reviews from critics and screened at many film festivals. In 2018, at the Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film, it received a Special Mention at the TV5 Best Documentary Award.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Filmstarts. "Rostov-Luanda" (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  2. ^ "Rostov-Luanda: IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  3. ^ "Rostov Luanda: African Film Festival, Inc". africanfilmny. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  4. ^ "Rostov-Luanda: filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  5. ^ "California Newsreel - ROSTOV-LUANDA". newsreel.org. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  6. ^ Welt, Haus der Kulturen der (2018-01-16). "The Game / Rostov-Luanda". HKW. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  7. ^ "Rostov-Luanda: IDFA". idfa.nl. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  8. ^ "Rostov-Luanda". mubi.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
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