The personal history of Luandino Vieira involves a complex web of facts, including the Salazar dictatorship, Angolan literature, and his eight years in the Tarrafal prison in Cape Verde. 'Chão Verde de Pássaros Escritos', directed by Sandra Inês Cruz, is a documentary that attempts to inventory these personal and political memories, specifically through Luandino's return to the prison camp. The review questions whether the film's reliance on a systematic voice-over narration and standard television documentary tropes—such as the overuse of drone footage—fails to achieve a truly cinematic quality, ultimately turning the historical site into an abstract monument rather than a deeply engaging experience for the cinema audience.