Almost every country in the world has a Chinatown. Similar to that idea, here is a fi lm by director Henrique Narciso from Angola, in which he investigates his compatriots that formed a little Angola Town or an Africa Town even, right there in Guangzhou, Southern China, where the Chinese economic boom started. Are they there just for the money? And of course, everyone has his or her story to tell.

Angola, China 2011, Mandarin/Portuguese with English subtitles, DigiBeta, 20 min, Short Doc

Director: Henrique Narciso ‘Dito',

Reversing the Chinese gaze on Africa, the International Film Festival Rotterdam commissioned a series of short films which saw African directors turn their lens on China.


2011 | 32nd Durban International Film Festival
* Raiding Africa Selection
Showtimes: 24 JULY 1:00pm ROYAL