Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sambizanga easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sambizanga violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Sambizanga end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Sambizanga

Name: Sambizanga
Genre: Drama
Released: 1973
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Elisa Andrade, Domingos de Oliveira, Jean M'Vondo, Dino Abelino, Benoît Moutsila

Directed by Sarah Maldoror

Produced by Isabelle Films

1973102 min7.2 / 10

A stark, politically urgent portrait of a woman's desperate search for her imprisoned husband amid colonial oppression and liberation struggle.

Domingos is a member of an African liberation movement, arrested by the Portuguese secret police, after bloody events in Angola. His wife goes from a prison station to another, trying in vain to find out where he is.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Loyalty Under Pressure Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Historical War Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Africa Colonialism Woman Director Angola Panafricanism Liberation War

Questions people ask

Is Sambizanga sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Sambizanga scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Sambizanga easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Sambizanga violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does Sambizanga end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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