Mulheres Africanas – A Rede Invisível is a 2012 Brazilian documentary film written and directed by Carlos Nascimbeni.
The documentary presents an overview of the achievements and struggles of women in Africa in the last century. The film includes testimony from five women who tell their life stories: Graça Machel, human rights activist and wife of Nelson Mandela; Mama Sara Masari, businesswoman, Leymah Gbowee, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize; Luisa Diogo, former Prime Minister of Mozambique and Nadine Gordiner, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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