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Downstream to Kinshasa

Directed by: Dieudo Hamadi
Runtime: 1hr 29min Year: 2021
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Directed by: Dieudo Hamadi
Runtime: 1hr 29min Year: 2021
Country: France, Qatar, Belgium
Topics: Sociopolitical
Last Screened: Thu 17th Mar 2022

Over six days in June 2000, the Congolese city of Kisangani was the scene of deadly violence between the Ugandan and Rwandan armies.

For two decades, the victims of the Six-Day War have been fighting for recognition and compensation. Tired of unsuccessful pleas, they have finally decided to take matters into their own hands.

Acclaimed director Dieudo Hamadi (Kinshasa Makambo, Mama Colonel) follows a group of injured survivors on an epic journey down the Congo River to Kinshasa, to voice their claims and seek justice at last.