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Djon Africa (2018)
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Original name: Djon África
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Miguel —alias Tibars, alias “Djon África,” born and raised in Portugal— is a kindhearted Rastafarian who loves women and lives a carefree life. Until one day a stranger tells him he's the spitting image of his father, “a player and a crook.” His father, whom he never even knew! This intriguing discovery makes him change tack. Particularly when his grandmother, who always took care of him, finally tells him how his father was in prison; how sad Miguel was as a toddler when he couldn't see him; how his father was banished to Cape Verde. Miguel goes there to visit him. Who is this man?
Style:
sincere, serious, captivating, realistic
Plot:
rastafarian, travel, young man, search for father, travelogue, intergenerational friendship, introspection, absent father, black man white woman relationship, interracial romance, airplane, island, truck, female nudity, vacation, farm, security guard, interracial relations, farming, nightclub, cell phone, chance meeting, hitchhiking, stolen money, old woman ...
Place:
africa, portugal
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