# Mosquito (2020)

> A Portuguese soldier’s disappearance in the African jungle becomes an unsettling ordeal of wartime isolation and colonial violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/284261

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: João Nuno Pinto
- Cast: João Nunes Monteiro, Sebastian Jehkul, Filipe Duarte, Josefina Massango, João Lagarto, Miguel Moreira, Miguel Borges, Alfredo Brito
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5658540/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: austere, tense, disorienting, arthouse cinema night, historical film viewing

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