An Outpost of Progress (2016)

6.3/10 • 120 min • Drama

Overview

At the end of the nineteenth century, two inexperienced Portuguese colonizers, with a vague intention of civilizing the colonies, disembark in a remote part of the Congo River in order to coordinate a trading post. As time goes by, they become increasingly demoralized by their inability to profit from the ivory trade. A mutual feeling of distrust and misunderstadings with the locals isolate them at the heart of the tropical jungle. Faced with each other, they begin a journey towards the abyss.

Cast

Nuno Lopes

João de Mattos

Ivo Alexandre

Sant'Anna

David Caracol

Makola

Cleonise Malulo

Kimpa Vita

José Manuel Mendes

Silva Porto

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