The Children's Republic
The Children's Republic

The Children's Republic

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2012
1h 18m
5.8(3 votes)
Drama
Fantasy
War

Overview

In a war-torn African country, a small group of young people, led by Mão-de-Ferro, a traumatized and violent war child, arrive in a mysterious city where children, abandoned by adults, have created their own utopian republic.

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Les Films de l'Après-Midi
Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion
RTP
Saga Film

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Cast & Crew

41 members
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Danny Glover

Dubem

Danny Glover
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Hedviges Mamudo

Mão-de-Ferro

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Melanie de Vales

Nuta

Melanie de Vales
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Joyce Simbine Saiete

Fatima

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Bruno Mauro Armindo Nhavene

Ayma

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Anaïs Adrianopoulos

Bia

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Stephen Carew

Toni

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Maurice Ngwakum

Chico

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Esther Ugochinvere Nwokocha

Amiga

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Verónica Nneamaka Nwokocha

Aimée

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Kherin Ramutala

Baifaz

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Georgina João Cosa

Girl

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Murambiwa Rusike

Child President #1

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Claris Masimba Kamwendo

Child President #2

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Peter P. Gudo

Tigre

Peter P. Gudo
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Elizabeth Carew

Head Nurse

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Sidney Mafumo

Mão-de-Ferro (5 Years Old)

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Kassia Tarsis Retagi dos Santos

Wounded Girl

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Mauro Tomàs Fernando Vombe

Cyclist

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Samuel Fernando Malunbe

Grown-up President

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Florine Ibot

President's Secretary

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Vasco Condo

General

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Cândida Bila

Minister #1

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Gilberto Mendes

Minister #2

Gilberto Mendes
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Rigério Manjare

Minister #3

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Elísio Cuinica

Minister #4

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Maria Atalia

Minister #5

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Márcia Zime

Minister #6

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Joanett Rombe

Minister #7

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Armando Joaquim Natingue Matuiane

Minister #8

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Maurício Tembe

Minister #9

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Micael Jossias Chiziane

Minister #10

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Rosa Vasco Zibane

Minister #11

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Adelino Branquinho

Minister #12

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Kimberly Marilyn Mendes Mudauka

Carnaval Expert #1

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Zeca Manuel Lopes

Carnaval Expert #2

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Valter Mayson Massinga

Carnaval Expert #3

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Jéssica Marta Manhinça

Carnaval Expert #4

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Tamara Edith Pola

Carnaval Expert #5

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Adolfo Joaquim Machava

Mão-de-Ferro Village Soldier

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Filomena Filipe Mendes

Nuta's Grandmother

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