THE MOON WILL NOT BURN US

Set during Guinea-Bissau’s grueling 11-year war
for independence from Portuguese colonial rule,
The Moon Will Not Burn Us tells the true story of
Joana Gomes, a teenage girl thrust into the conflict
after her father’s murder.
Joana and her fellow female combatants went to
help win an 11-year war that finished off a century
of colonialism in Africa, personified the struggle
between the Soviet Union and the West, and
caused a revolution in Portugal. And while the
repercussions of their struggle were echoing
globally, back in Guinea-Bissau Joana and other
women fighters were left to grapple with the
personal sacrifices they were forced to make in the
name of freedom