KU HANDZA
directed by André Guiomar
documentary | dcp | 75’ | poster | 2025

synopsis
Benjamin is trying to raise money through informal exchanges so that he can organize his son’s overdue birthday. Filimone is visiting his family between war missions, trying to be present at the growth of his three daughters. Eulália is a mother of six and gives birth to a new premature baby. Some days after, she has to come back to her job in a landfill.
Ku Handza is an expression in the Changana (Tsonga) language that describes a chicken scavenging for food.





festivals and awards
DocLisboa (PT)

with benjamin vilanculo, eulália da silva, filimone muchongo director andré guiomar producers andré guiomar, luís costa, rui simões, jacinta barros production manager milton manhenje cinematography andré guiomar sound rui namburete, hermen macamo editing miguel da santa sound design & mix maurício d’orey grading tiago carvalho music tiago correia-paulo painter phambi design joão da fonseca production olhar de ulisses, real ficção support ccd, cimbalino filmes financial support ica