![Poster of the movie Mortu Nega [1988]](/images/posters/1000x1500/62/mortu-nega-1988-i-movie-poster.jpg)
1988 War drama
1h 25min
Set during the final stages of the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence in the mid-1970s, the story centers on Diminga (Bia Gomes), a dedicated wife who journeys to the battlefield to stand by her injured husband, a soldier in the conflict. As the war reaches its conclusion, the narrative shifts to Diminga's challenges in the aftermath, navigating a post-revolutionary bureaucracy that offers little support or recognition, highlighting the personal toll of societal upheaval and the struggle for dignity in a transformed nation.
| Directed by | Flora Gomes |
| Written by | Manuel Rambout Barcelos, Flora Gomes, David Lang |
| Original lang. | Portuguese |
| Country | Guinea-Bissau |