The Children's Republic
2012
78
minutes
Drama, Fantasy, War
★★★★★
★★★★★
3.45
Directed By:
Flora Gomes
In a war-torn African country, a small group of young people, led by Mão-de-Ferro, a traumatized and violent war child, arrive in a mysterious city where children, abandoned by adults, have created their own utopian republic.
Language
Portuguese
Release Date
October 4, 2012
Cast
Danny Glover
Dubem
Hedviges Mamudo
Mão-de-Ferro
Melanie de Vales
Nuta
Joyce Simbine Saiete
Fatima
Bruno Mauro Armindo Nhavene
Ayma
Anaïs Adrianopoulos
Bia
Stephen Carew
Toni
Maurice Ngwakum
Chico
Esther Ugochinvere Nwokocha
Amiga
Verónica Nneamaka Nwokocha
Aimée
Kherin Ramutala
Baifaz
Georgina João Cosa
Girl
Murambiwa Rusike
Child President #1
Claris Masimba Kamwendo
Child President #2
Peter P. Gudo
Tigre
Elizabeth Carew
Head Nurse
Sidney Mafumo
Mão-de-Ferro (5 Years Old)
Kassia Tarsis Retagi dos Santos
Wounded Girl
Mauro Tomàs Fernando Vombe
Cyclist
Samuel Fernando Malunbe
Grown-up President
Florine Ibot
President's Secretary
Vasco Condo
General
Cândida Bila
Minister #1
Gilberto Mendes
Minister #2
Rigério Manjare
Minister #3
Elísio Cuinica
Minister #4
Maria Atalia
Minister #5
Márcia Zime
Minister #6
Joanett Rombe
Minister #7
Armando Joaquim Natingue Matuiane
Minister #8
Maurício Tembe
Minister #9
Micael Jossias Chiziane
Minister #10
Rosa Vasco Zibane
Minister #11
Adelino Branquinho
Minister #12
Kimberly Marilyn Mendes Mudauka
Carnaval Expert #1
Zeca Manuel Lopes
Carnaval Expert #2
Valter Mayson Massinga
Carnaval Expert #3
Jéssica Marta Manhinça
Carnaval Expert #4
Tamara Edith Pola
Carnaval Expert #5
Adolfo Joaquim Machava
Mão-de-Ferro Village Soldier
Filomena Filipe Mendes
Nuta's Grandmother
Show Full Crew
Directing
Flora Gomes
Director
Dino Estrelinha
Second Assistant Director
Ângela Sequeira
First Assistant Director
Ana Patricia Silva
Script Supervisor
Boaventura Mausse
Assistant Director
Inadelso Cossa
Third Assistant Director
Writing
Editing
Production
Hubert Toint
Co-Producer
Alexander Ris
Co-Producer
Joana Synek
Production Director
Jean-Jacques Neira
Co-Producer
Maria João Mayer
Producer
Jacques Arhex
Production Director
François d'Artemare
Producer
Marie-Noëlle Hauville
Production Director
Guilherme Mendonça
Casting
Petra Hengge
Co-Producer
Pedro Pimenta
Executive Producer
Franziska Pfeiffer
Production Coordinator
Manoëlle van Grunderbeeck
Post Production Coordinator
Art
Tim Pannen
Production Design
Michael Kalden
Property Master
Falk Wenzel
Construction Coordinator
Jan Müller
Art Direction
Camera
Sound
Youssou N'Dour
Original Music Composer
Pierre Donnadieu
Sound Engineer
Jean-Noël Yven
Sound Editor
Alexandre Hecker
Sound Editor
Marina Lerchs
Foley Recording Engineer
Luc Thomas
Sound Mixer
Papa Oumar Ngom
Original Music Composer
Marie-Jeanne Wychmans
Foley Artist
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Lighting
Visual Effects