| Virgin Margarida | |
| Director: | Licínio Azevedo |
| Producer: | Jacques Bidou Pandora da Cunha Telles Marianne Dumoulin Pablo Iraola Pedro Pimenta |
| Starring: | Sumeia Maculuva Hermelinda Cimela Iva Mugalela Rosa Mario |
| Music: | Moreira Chonguiça |
| Cinematography: | Mario Masini |
| Editing: | Nadia Ben Rachid |
| Studio: | Ebano Multimedia Fonds Images Afrique du Ministère Français des Affaires Etranges Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual JBA Radiotelevisão Portuguesa Ukbar Filmes |
| Distributor: | Marfilmes Trigon-film |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Mozambique France Portugal |
| Language: | French Portuguese |
Virgin Margarida (theatrically as Virgem Margarida) is a 2012 Portuguese drama film directed by Mozambique director Licínio Azevedo and co-produced by Jacques Bidou, Pandora da Cunha Telles, Marianne Dumoulin, Pablo Iraola and Pedro Pimenta.[1] [2] The film stars Sumeia Maculuva with Hermelinda Cimela, Iva Mugalela, and Rosa Mario in supporting roles.[3] [4] The film is about Margarida, a sixteen-year-old girl from the countryside who was taken mistakenly during 1975 Mozambique's rebirth to sweep all the prostitutes and bad habits from the streets of Maputo.[5] [6] [7]
Virgin Margarida premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[8] The film received critics positive acclaim and screened worldwide.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] In 2012 at the Amiens International Film Festival, the film won the Audience Award for the Best Film. It also won the SIGNIS Award for Special Mention at the same festival. In the same year, the film was nominated for Tanit d'Or award for the Best Film at the Carthage Film Festival. In 2014, actress Rosa Mario won the Andorinha Trophy for the Best Supporting Actress at the Cineport - Portuguese Film Festival.[14]