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Through an analysis of both versions, this study aims to understand how Couto\u2019s narrative was recreated and transfigured in the film adaptation. The film adaptation of the story employs a blend of images and additional text to extend the verbal dimensions of the original story, thus creating a new experience. It establishes affinities with the original story and introduces new elements that add to the narrative\u2019s depth and complexity. The adaptation of the story in the film provides an opportunity to examine the decolonial perspective of the nation\u2019s history, portraying the symbolic metamorphosis during the civil war (1977\u20131992). By analyzing both the short story and the film, this study highlights the pivotal role of literature and cinema in fostering a Mozambique \u201cde-linking\u201d identity through language, religion and traditions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/h13020046","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,5]],"date-time":"2024-03-05T03:03:20Z","timestamp":1709607800000},"page":"46","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Mabata-Bata in Motion: The Transformation of Mia Couto\u2019s Narrative in Sol de Carvalho\u2019s Film"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Lola Geraldes","family":"Xavier","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Languages and Translation, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao 999078, China"},{"name":"Coimbra Education School, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, 3030-329 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Viana","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Association of Film and Audiovisual Producers, 1050-088 Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Silvie","family":"\u0160p\u00e1nkov\u00e1","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Masaryk University, 602-00 Brno, Czech Republic"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Nanda, Aparajita (2015). 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