Hollow City is part of The Global Lens Collection

One of the few films to have been made in Angola since it was torn apart by civil war, this eye-opening drama is set in Luanda, the capital of Angola, in the aftermath of the war. N’dala is a war orphan who escapes from his caretakers, hoping to find his way back to the village where he grew up. Wandering the streets of Luanda, he meets an array of characters, all the while pursued by a missionary nun across the bewildering and dangerous city.

WINNER! Special Jury Prize, 2004 Paris Film Festival
WINNER! Audience Award, Milan COE Festival
{2004 Rotterdam Film Festival}
{2005 Berlin Film Festival}

What the Critics are Saying

"Making her feature debut with the clear-eyed, powerful Hollow City, Maria João Ganga establishes herself as a talent to be watched. First rate!"- Variety

"A hauntingly powerful sketch of the forgotten casualties of Angola’s political landscape."
- Cambridge Film Festival

"Diligently unsentimental." - Village Voice

"By turns eye-opening and terrifying." - Boston Globe