Virgin Margarida

Release Date: 2012-09-09

Overview: 1975, Mozambique’s rebirth as an independent nation. The young revolution sweeps the streets of Maputo clean of prostitutes and bad habits. The prostitutes are sent to re-education camps deep in the countryside, where they will become “new women” – loyal comrades of the new nation. As the “clean-up” takes place, Margarida, a 16-year-old girl from the countryside, is mistakenly taken. Drawing on the stories of real women, Virgin Margarida is a dramatic exploration of a little known chapter in Mozambique’s history. A chapter that made no allowance for individuality and enshrined male domination as an ideology.

Rating: 6.6 / 10

Cast

Sumeia Maculuva

as Margarida

Iva Mugalela

as Rosa

Hermelinda Cimela

as Comandante Maria João

Rosa Mário

as Susana

Ana Maria Albino

as Luisa