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

Directed by: Felix de Rooy
Written by: Norman de Palm
Release date: 1990-11-09
Runtime: 100 minutes
Tagline: A classic story about forbidden love.
Cast:
Nashaira Desbarida Nashaira Desbarida
Ava Recordina 
Cliff San-A-Jong Cliff San-A-Jong
GabriĆ«l Goedbloed 
Theu Boermans Theu Boermans
Father Fidelius 
Carol Brown Winkel Carol Brown Winkel
Carlos Zarius 
Dolf de Vries Dolf de Vries
Bishop Hildebrand 
Geert de Jong Geert de Jong
Louise van Hansschot 
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  • Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story