The Wreckers
A darkly funny revenge drama, examining the scars of the transatlantic slave trade Relics must serve a purpose if they are to resonate in the presentā¦ Lisbon, 1954. In the Military History Archives, a mysterious figure steals the Last Will and Testament of GarotoĀ BĆ”rbaro de Castroāa list of thirteen bequests, and a record of Garotoās remarkable life story. It is also a window onto the many other lives connected to his, including that of the archival thief: his descendent, Nuno BĆ”rbaro de Castro. After stealing Garotoās Last Will and Testament, Nuno BĆ”rbaro de Castroāartifact hunter, grave robber, fake veterinarian, and agent of Angolan Independenceāsets off to hunt the listed artifacts, and begins to collect the distant relatives of those mentioned in the Will, even when they donāt want to be collectedā¦ A centuries-spanning, darkly funny revenge drama, The Wreckers moves between Portugal, Angola, Cuba, and Louisianaās āAngolaā prison to examine the scars of the transatlantic slave trade, and the consequences of prolonged civil war.
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A darkly funny revenge drama, examining the scars of the transatlantic slave trade Relics must serve a purpose if they are to resonate in the presentā¦ Lisbon, 1954. In the Military History Archives, a mysterious figure steals the Last Will and Testament of GarotoĀ BĆ”rbaro de Castroāa list of thirteen bequests, and a record of Garotoās remarkable life story. It is also a window onto the many other lives connected to his, including that of the archival thief: his descendent, Nuno BĆ”rbaro de Castro. After stealing Garotoās Last Will and Testament, Nuno BĆ”rbaro de Castroāartifact hunter, grave robber, fake veterinarian, and agent of Angolan Independenceāsets off to hunt the listed artifacts, and begins to collect the distant relatives of those mentioned in the Will, even when they donāt want to be collectedā¦ A centuries-spanning, darkly funny revenge drama, The Wreckers moves between Portugal, Angola, Cuba, and Louisianaās āAngolaā prison to examine the scars of the transatlantic slave trade, and the consequences of prolonged civil war.
