In 2004, Minibus Media produced the documentary “And the struggle still continues…”, near the year of the Mozambican general elections. The story is told from the perspective of the Brazilian journalist Mirella Domenich, who has previously worked as a volunteer in Mozambique. A country,which like Brazil, was also colonised by the Portuguese, hence sharing many cultural similarities. With the third general elections being prepared, the documentary shows her travelling throughout the country. The candidates promise change, even though the country is not economically self-sustainable: 60% of the State budget is provided by foreign donors. And these donors claim that the elections could be rigged. Domenich has many doubts on her mind; how far does the outcome of the elections actually contribute in any way to those mostly in need ? She visits the orphaned children with whom she has worked with before in Beira and joins three teenagers to visit the offices of the main political parties. There she concludes that the history of Mozambique is still not well-known by the young voters. She encounters another disclosure. And the struggle still continues...
