01 Young women rounded up after independence are sent to a re-education camp meant to purge them of 'sin'.
Directed by Licínio Azevedo · 1h 30m
7 Best Mozambican Movies to Watch
By Vlad Zakh · December 28, 2025
Mozambique Drama thought provoking
Mozambique’s film industry is tiny, but its best-known dramas look back at the post-independence upheaval, from a re-education camp to a wartime trade train. Virgin Margarida sends young women rounded up after independence to be purged, The Train of Salt and Sugar follows a perilous wartime journey, Sleepwalking Land has an old man and an orphan finding a dead man’s diary, and Mabata Bata sees a herder’s ox wander into a civil-war minefield. Mueda, Memory and Massacre, O Ultimo Voo do Flamingo and A Water War round out the list.
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02 A perilous wartime train journey across Mozambique becomes a lifeline for smuggled goods.
Directed by Licínio Azevedo · 1h 33m
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
03 An old man and an orphaned boy wandering a war-ravaged road find a dead man's diary that reshapes their journey.
Directed by Teresa Prata · 1h 37m
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
04 A young herder's prized ox wanders into a minefield left over from Mozambique's civil war.
Directed by Sol de Carvalho · 1h 14m
05 Villagers stage an annual reenactment of a colonial-era massacre that helped ignite Mozambique's independence struggle.
Directed by Ruy Guerra · 1h 20m
06 A UN investigator sent to probe a string of mysterious soldier deaths uncovers something stranger than murder.
Directed by João Ribeiro · 1h 30m
07 A drought-stricken Mozambican community splits over the dwindling supply from its only water source.
Directed by Licínio Azevedo · 1h 13m
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