IEC Long

IEC Long

2015 · 32 min · ★ 5.2 · Documentary

The word panchão was first heard in Macao. From the Chinese pan-tcheong or pau-tcheong, dictionaries define it as a Macanese regionalism also known as China cracker. Who inhabits the ancient IEC Long firecracker factory?

Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues · Written by João Rui Guerra da Mata

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