Rostov-Luanda Explained

Rostov-Luanda
Director:	Abderrahmane Sissako
Producer:	Christian Baute, Pierre Hanau, Dominique Andreani
Cinematography:	Jacques Besse
Editing:	Claudio Martinez
Studio:	Agence de la Coopération Culturelle et Technique Instituto Angolano de Cinema Ministère de la Coopération Morgane Films Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) Televisao Publica de Angola Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Distributor:	California Newsreel
Released:	(Netherlands)
Runtime:	76 minutes
Country:	Angola Mauritania France Germany Belgium
Language:	French

Rostov-Luanda is a 1997 Mauritanian documentary film directed by Abderrahmane Sissako and co-produced by Christian Baute, Pierre Hanau, and Dominique Andreani.^{[1] [2]}

The documentary deals with long standing friendship between the director Sissako who met Baribanga, an Angolan student, during a train ride from Moscow to Rostov when both were moving to study film in Moscow.^{[3] [4]} Many years later, Sissako made his journey across war-torn Angola to find his friend.^{[5] [6] [7]}

The film had its premier on 25 January 1997 in the Netherlands.^[8] The film received positive reviews from critics and screened at many film festivals. In 2018, at the Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film, it received a Special Mention at the TV5 Best Documentary Award.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Filmstarts . Rostov-Luanda . 2021-10-10 . de.
2. Web site: Rostov-Luanda: IFFR . 2021-10-10 . iffr.com.
3. Web site: Rostov Luanda: African Film Festival, Inc. . 2021-10-10 . africanfilmny.
4. Web site: Rostov-Luanda: filmportal.de . 2021-10-10 . www.filmportal.de.
5. Web site: California Newsreel - ROSTOV-LUANDA . 2021-10-10 . newsreel.org.
6. Web site: Welt . Haus der Kulturen der . 2018-01-16 . The Game / Rostov-Luanda . 2021-10-10 . HKW.
7. Web site: idfa.nl. Rostov-Luanda: IDFA . 2021-10-10.
8. Web site: Rostov-Luanda . 2021-10-10 . mubi.com.