

Those Whom Death Refused
1988, Portuguese. Directed by Flora Gomes.
The story of a woman who searches through the country for her husband, a resistant, while the war for independence is raging. She finds him at last and saves his life. When peace finally arrives, they have to learn how to be together again and start living in a destroyed land.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
- Rated
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Those Whom Death Refused is streaming on MUBI in India.
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- Released
- 29 August 1988
- Original title
- Mortu Nega
- Country
- Guinea-Bissau
- Written by
- Manuel Rambout Barcelos, Flora Gomes, David Lang
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Those Whom Death Refused runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Those Whom Death Refused is streaming on MUBI in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Those Whom Death Refused?
If you liked Those Whom Death Refused, try Jacknife, The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, Behold a Pale Horse.
Who directed Those Whom Death Refused?
Those Whom Death Refused (1988) was directed by Flora Gomes and stars Bia Gomes, Tunu Eugenio Almada, Mamadu Uri Balde.