Mabata Bata, is a 2017 Mozambique documentary drama film directed by Sol de Carvalho and co-produced by the director himself along with Rodrigo Areias and Ricardo Freitas for Bando à parte Promarte Films. The film is adapted from the short story “The Day Mabata Bata Exploded” written by Mozambican writer Mia Couto. The film describes the life of Azarias, a young orphaned shepherd who take care of the oxen herd. Even though he dreams of going to school, he is later accompany with Mabata Bata, the herd’s biggest ox to continue his life.The TV movie version was released on 30 April 2017 in Portugal and 1 May 2017 in Brazil. On 30 January 2019, the film was released at International Film Festival Rotterdam in Netherlands. The film was shot around the locations in Chibuto, Gaza and Mozambique.