| The Hero | |
| Director: | Zézé Gamboa |
| Producer: | Fernando Vendrell |
| Starring: | Oumar Makena Diop Milton 'Santo' Coelho Maria Ceiça |
| Music: | David Linx Diederik Wissels |
| Cinematography: | Mario Masini |
| Editing: | Anna Ruiz |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes |
| Country: | Angola France Portugal |
| Language: | Portuguese |
The Hero (pt|O Herói;) is a 2004 Angolan-Portuguese-French film directed by Zézé Gamboa. It was filmed on location in Angola and won the World Dramatic Competition Grand Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.[1]
The Hero follows the intersecting lives of four individuals living in Luanda in the wake of the Angolan Civil War: Vitório, a war veteran crippled by a landmine in search of a job; Manu, a ten year old boy searching for his father four years after his disappearance; Joana, a second-grade teacher who mentors Manu; and Judite/Maria Barbara, a prostitute who begins a romantic relationship with Vitório.
In addition to its Sundance award, The Hero received awards from over twenty-five other film festivals.[2]