Melanie de Vales
Actor · b. 1996 · Maputo, Mozambique
Mozambican actress Melanie de Vales Rafael, is known for playing Nuta in the Children's Republic, La republic deux enfants (in French) or Republica di Mininus (in Creole). She started her carrer in 2010 and has already worked with Flora Gomes and Danny Glover. She's also a singer and a fashion designer. Rafael, currently lives at Maputo, Mozambique.
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Movie5.8DramaFantasyIn 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.
Movie7.4AdventureDramaIn 1989, Mozambique is a country 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.
Movie5.5DramaJaiane now lives in Brazil, while Aissa, a Mozambican sailor who has just arrived in the city, tries to have a real experience on dry land. A story of unconventional passion follows.