Nayola

Mar 8, 2023

1h 24m

★ 7.4

Overview

In 1995, during the Angolan civil war, Nayola sets out in search of her missing husband.

Genres

Animation

Drama

Fantasy

War

Production Companies

SOIL Productions

JPL Films

Il Luster

Praça Filmes

Luna Blue Film

Shelter Prod

Nayola Trailers

Cast

Nayola (voice)

Elisângela Rita

Lelena (voice)

Vitória Soares

Yara (voice)

Feliciana Délcia Guia

Masked Intruder #1 (voice)

Marinela Furtado

Ekumbi (voice)

José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho

Shooter (voice)

Raúl Rosário

Rapper Bola (voice)

Edmar Jorge Pires Domingos

Rapper Ginga (voice)

Lírio Faria

Uncle Soldier (voice)

Sebastião Chitalo

Various Roles (voice)

Adorado Mara

Woman Soldier (voice)

Catarina André

Sadistic Sergeant (voice)

Adelino Caracol

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