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Djon África

2018

João Miller Guerra, Filipa Reis

Miguel Moreira, Isabel Cardoso

5.3

62

Drama A chance meeting sets 25-year-old Portuguese Rastafarian Djon África on the track of his roots in Cape Verde. He hopes to finally find his father, an adventurer whom he doesn't know. But things never go as planned in life - and particularly in this charming search for Djon's identity.

	Author	Review
United States	Jay Weissberg Variety	"Self-aware, warm and open-hearted (...) Keenly aware of how landscape, language and local customs lure us into feeling part of a culture not entirely our own"	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"The film has a leisurely, slightly woozy appeal and, while it doesn’t offer much in the way of closure, it does have bags of sweltering atmosphere"	POS
United States	Neil Young The Hollywood Reporter	"Accessible and atmospheric, built around an engaging performance by Miguel Moreira"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It has a warmth and openness (...) An assemblage of set pieces and mood tableaux, and beautifully shot (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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