Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story (1990)

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A classic story about forbidden love.

Set in Curacao in the 1940s, Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story tells of the painter Gabriel Goedbloed, who arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in a local church. Gabriel is black, originally from Surinam. The colonial Antillian society proves less than tolerant towards him, especially after he chooses as his model a young Black teacher, Ava

Cast & Crew

Director
Felix de Rooy
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    Father Fidelius Theu Boermans
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    Bishop Hildebrand Dolf de Vries
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    Louise van Hansschot Geert de Jong
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    Gov. Van Hansschot Edmond Classen
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    Pieter van Knippenveld Frederik de Groot

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