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Film Description
Alfredo, Joana and Domingas are like music students anywhere. They adore their instruments, dream of distinction and don’t practice as often as they should. The difference is that they study in Angola’s capital, Luanda, which is recovering from 27 years of civil war.
The film spans a year in the life of the only music school in Luanda and follows these three students, each striving to make it through their course.
Angola is still one of the world’s poorest and most dangerous places and the students often have to go hungry and face difficult opposition so that they can follow their musical ambition. Escape from Luanda is a moving, funny and enlightening story, showing above all that where there is music, there is life.
"Interesting Doc" -
Michael_Grant on 21st September 2009
Having not known much about Angola before I found this documentary really interesting and informative. The film offers a moving illustration of three driven and talent... more >
Having not known much about Angola before I found this documentary really interesting and informative. The film offers a moving illustration of three driven and talented individuals. What i really liked was that students were pretty much the storytellers and you got a real sense of their lives and the challenges they face while trying to follow their true passion. I read in early 2008 that Angola hosted the first Miss Landmine competition as its one of the most heavily mined places in the world, does anyone know if a documentary has been made about this? I think the stories of the participants could be very interesting. < less
