Criminal Impunity

Story

Sara looks back on her life. She killed her husband Armando because she couldn’t take any more beatings from him. But her suffering didn’t end there. Armando continues to torment her at night in the form of an apparition. And Paixão is also looking for him. He’s the head of the gang Armando belonged to. When Paixão forces Sara to have sex with him under the guise of an ancient ritual, she kills him too. She ends up in prison, at odds with society but at peace with herself. Criminal Impunity has at its heart one of Mozambique’s problems: 90% of all women found guilty of murder were previously the victims of domestic violence.

Director

Sol de Carvalho (*1953) is a former journalist, photographer and political activist against Portuguese colonial rule in Mozambique. He is seen as the country's most socially critical film-maker, making both documentaries and feature films.

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