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The Song of Ossobó

The Song of Ossobó

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 19, 2018

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

O Canto do Ossobó

Production Companies

Divina Comédia

Director

Silas Tiny

Description

“Rio do Ouro and Água-Izé were among the largest cocoa plantations in São Tomé and Príncipe during the Portuguese colonial era. Thousands were marked by forced labour equivalent to slavery. I return to my country to find the traces of that past.” — Silas Tiny