Screening of Banzo (2024), a film by Margarida Cardoso

The event is organised by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics - UCD, in collaboration with the Camões IP, the Embassy of Portugal in Ireland and UCD Film Society.

Banzo
Portugal, France, Netherlands / Fiction / HD / 127'

1907. Afonso starts life anew on a tropical island off the African coast, as a plantation physician. He is tasked with treating servants "infected" by Banzo, a profound homesickness fatal to many enslaved people who succumb to starvation or take their own lives. To prevent spreading, the group is sent to a secluded hill encircled by forest. Afonso tries to heal them, but understanding their spirits is a challenge stronger than any medical intervention.