In 1989, Mozambique is a country ruined by civil war. The train that connects Nampula to Malawi is the only hope for people willing to risk their lives to exchange a few bags of salt for sugar. Running slowly over sabotaged tracks, the journey is filled with obstacles and violence. Mariamu, a frequent traveler, shares her trip with her friend Rosa, a nurse who is going to her new hospital, living the reality of war for the first time, Lieutenant Taiar, who only knows the reality of his military life, and another soldier, Salomão, with whom he doesn’t get along. Amongst bullets and laughter, stories of love and war unfold as the train advances towards the next stop.
Unfortunately the movie The Train of Salt and Sugar is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Licínio Azevedo | Director |
| Editing | Willem Dias | Editor |
| Production | John Trengove | Producer |
| Writing | Licínio Azevedo | Screenplay |
| Production | Pablo Iraola | Producer |
| Writing | Teresa Pereira | Screenplay |
| Camera | Frédéric Serve | Director of Photography |
| Sound | João Carlos Schwalbach | Music |
| Editing | Frédéric Serve | Editor |
| Production | Pandora da Cunha Telles | Producer |
| Sound | Greg Albert | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Filipe Santos | Screenplay |
| Directing | Cesário Monteiro | Continuity |
