Gabriel and the Mountain narrative location Africa
Gabriel and the Mountain (Portuguese: Gabriel e a montanha) is a 2017 Brazilian-French drama film directed by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa. It tells the true story of Brazilian backpacker Gabriel Buchmann who travels through several African countries, for some time with his girlfriend Cristina, and finally dies while climbing Mount Mulanje in Malawi. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, it won the France 4 Visionary Award and the Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award.Cast
Caroline Abras as Cristina
João Pedro Zappa as Gabriel
Luke Mpata
John Goodluck
Rashidi Athuman
Leonard Siampala
Rhosinah Sekeleti
Alex Alembe