Mabata Bata

Mabata Bata
Directed by	Sol de Carvalho
Produced by	Sol de Carvalho ; Rodrigo Areias ; Ricardo Freitas
Written by	Sol de Carvalho ; José Magro
Based on	Novel O dia que explodiu Mabata Bata by Mia Couto
Starring	Emílio Bila ; Wilton Boene ; Medianeira Massingue ; Esperança Naiene
Music by	Pierre Dufloo
Cinematography	Jorge Quintela
Edited by	André Guiomar
Release date	30 April 2017 (Mozambique)
Running time	74 min.
Country	Mozambique; Portugal
Language	Tsonga ; Portuguese

Mabata Bata, is a 2017 Mozambique documentary drama film directed by Sol de Carvalho and co-produced by director himself with Rodrigo Areias and Ricardo Freitas for Bando à parte Promarte Films.[1] The film is adapted from the short story “The Day Mabata Bata Exploded” written by Mozambican writer Mia Couto.[2][3] The film describes the life of Azarias, a young orphaned shepherd who take care of the oxen herd. Even though he dreams of going to school, he is later accompany with Mabata Bata, the herd’s biggest ox to continue his life.[4]

The TV movie version was released on 30 April 2017 in Portugal and 1 May 2017 in Brazil. On 30 January 2019, the film was released at International Film Festival Rotterdam in Netherlands. The film was shot around the locations in Chibuto, Gaza and Mozambique.[5]

Cast

Emílio Bila as Azarias
Filomena Remigio as Carolina
Esperança Naiene as Irondina
Medianeira Massingue as Lúcia
Mário Mabjaia as Espírito
Horácio Guiamba as Raul
Wilton Boene as José
Shcozo Ichiyama

Awards and accolades

The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals.[6][7]

II Festival Atlantis Film Awards – Special Mention Award
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) – Jorge Quintela, Best Photography of a Fiction Feature Film Award
Pan–African Festival of Cinema and Television of Ouagadougou – André Guiomar, Best Editing Award
Antonio Loja Neves Award from the Portuguese Federation of Film Clubs (FPCC) – Best Film Award
Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema, Russia, 2019 – Dialogues of Cultures in the Islamic World Award
New York City Independent Film Festival, 2019 – Best Fiction Film Award
Luxor African Film Festival, 2019 – Radwan El-Kashef Award for Best Film on an African theme.
Cabo Verde International Film Festival – Best Film Award
17th Angers African Film Festival – Young Jury Award for Best Film
Langston Hughes African American Festival (LHAAFF), 2019 – Best Film Award

References

"Mabata bata by Sol de Carvalho". IFFR. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
""The Day Mabata-Bata Exploded" By Couto, Mia". Questia. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
"Mabata Bata". African film festival. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
"Mabata Bata". indielisboa. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
"Mabata Bata". Afri Cultures. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
""The Seduction of Ash:" Mia Couto's "The Day Mabata-bata Exploded" and "The Bird-Dreaming Baobab"". Research Gate. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
"Mabata Bata". BOZAR CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

External links

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[1] "Mabata bata by Sol de Carvalho". IFFR. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[2] ""The Day Mabata-Bata Exploded" By Couto, Mia". Questia. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[3] "Mabata Bata". African film festival. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[4] "Mabata Bata". indielisboa. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[5] "Mabata Bata". Afri Cultures. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[6] ""The Seduction of Ash:" Mia Couto's "The Day Mabata-bata Exploded" and "The Bird-Dreaming Baobab"". Research Gate. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[7] "Mabata Bata". BOZAR CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS. Retrieved 10 October 2020.