Beatriz's War

Beatriz's War
Directed byLuigi Acquisto
Bety Reis
Written byLuigi Acquisto
Irim Tolentino
Produced byLuigi Acquisto
Lurdes Pires
Stella Zammataro
StarringIrim Tolentino
Augusta Soares
José da Costa
CinematographyValeriu Campan
Edited byNick Calpakdjian
Music byOsme Gonsalves
Jamie Saxe
Production
companies
Dili Film Works
FairTrade Films
Release date
  • 17 September 2013 (2013-09-17)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryEast Timor
LanguagesTetum
Indonesian
Budget$200,000 AUD[1]

Beatriz's War (Portuguese: A Guerra da Beatriz) is a 2013 drama film directed by Luigi Acquisto and Bety Reis. It is the first full-length feature film to be produced by East Timor.[1][2] Its premiere was on 17 September 2013 in Dili. The film was shown in the first month to 30,000 East Timorese at outdoor screenings.[1] It was screened at the 2013 Adelaide Film Festival.[3] It won Golden Peacock (Best Film) at the 44th International Film Festival of India.

  1. ^ a b c "Fresh start for East Timor's film scene". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Beatriz's War". The Film Catalogue. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Beatriz's War". Adelaide Film Festival. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.