O processo de reeducação de mulheres no Moçambique pós- colonial: uma análise a partir da obra “Virgem Margarida”, de Licínio Azevedo

Abstract

In the present work, I analyze the contradictions in the "New Man" project, inspired by the Marxist-Leninist ideal and used by FRELIMO (Liberation Front of Mozambique), through the film "Virgin Margarida". It is a feature film released in theaters around the world in 2012, which tells the story of a 16-year-old girl, who, as a virgin, was mistakenly taken along with other prostitutes to a field of social re-education for women . The film is produced by Brazilian writer and filmmaker Licínio Azevedo, who has been living in Mozambique for more than 40 years. Considered the "father of Mozambican cinema", Licínio Azevedo has produced fiction films and documentaries, having as main themes the experiences of the process of independence (1976) and post-civil war (1977-1992) in Mozambique, with emphasis on the current reality of the country. Therefore, the objective of the work is to understand how Licínio Azevedo approaches the political and historical aspects of post-independent Mozambique through the film "Virgin Margarida", dialoguing with authors who approach the relation between history and cinema and scholars of African cinema and African history.