Rostov-Luanda

Abderrahmane Sissako left Mauritania in 1980 for Rostov in Russia to study filmmaking. There he befriended Baribanga, an Angolan freedom fighter. 16 years later, with only one picture of Baribanga in his pocket, Sissako decides to travel to Angola, a country still in turmoil, and look for his long lost companion. The film is a report of his quest for Baribanga and a reflection on his own life, but also a powerful portrait of a country in transformation.