Our Lady of the Chinese Shop

Our Lady of the Chinese Shop (2022)

Nossa Senhora da Loja do Chinês

When a chinese merchant brings to a neighbourhood of Luanda a peculiar holy plastic figure of Our Lady, a mourning mother will seek peace, a committed barber starts a new cult and a stray kid will look for revenge for his lost friend.

Date of release
2022-08-04
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ery Claver

Casting

Interesting facts

Our Lady of the Chinese Shop is a 2022 Angolan drama film written and directed by Ery Claver on his directorial feature film debut. The film was set in the backdrop of Luanda. The film storyline is based on the colonialism, imperialism, religion and national malaise. The film largely portrayed novice actors who were largely unknown in film fraternity but were praised for their authentic performances despite lack of interaction throughout the film. The director of the film decided to take a subtle dig at China's gawing influence over Angola through this film by portraying the story of a Chinese merchant's opportunism. The film was produced by Geração 80.

Production

The film was predominantly and entirely shot and set in Luanda. The principal photography of the film began during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the film was shot with just two main actors. The film was bankrolled by the Angolan filmmaking collective Geração 80 which was its second fiction feature film.

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