The Train of Salt and Sugar

1989: Mozambique is ruined by civil war. The train that connects Nampula to Malawi is the only hope for people willing to risk their lives to exchange a few bags of salt for sugar. Running slowly over sabotaged tracks, the journey is filled with obstacles and violence. Mariamu, a frequent traveler, shares her trip with her friend Rosa, a nurse who is going to her new hospital, living the reality of war for the first time, Lieutenant Taiar, who only knows the reality of his military life, and another soldier, Salomão, with whom he doesn’t get along. Amongst bullets and laughter, stories of love and war unfold as the train advances towards the next stop.

Keywords

  • Arthouse
  • Award Winning
  • Africa
  • history
  • travel
  • war
  • women

Actors

  • Matamba Joaquim
  • Melanie de Vales Rafael
  • Thiago Justino
  • Mário Mabjaia

Director

  • Licínio Azevedo

Action & Aventure, Drama


1h 28min


12 FSK

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Mozambique
France
Portugal
South Africa
Brazil
2016
In the midst of the Mozambican civil war, a train is the only lifeline and becomes the setting for stories of love and hate.

In the midst of the Mozambican civil war, a train is the only lifeline and becomes the setting for stories of love and hate.


1989: Mozambique is ruined by civil war. The train that connects Nampula to Malawi is the only hope for people willing to risk their lives to exchange a few bags of salt for sugar.


Running slowly over sabotaged tracks, the journey is filled with obstacles and violence. Mariamu, a frequent traveler, shares her trip with her friend Rosa, a nurse who is going to her new hospital, living the reality of war for the first time, Lieutenant Taiar, who only knows the reality of his military life, and another soldier, Salomão, with whom he doesn’t get along. Amongst bullets and laughter, stories of love and war unfold as the train advances towards the next stop.

Cast & Crew