Downstream to Kinshasa

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Twenty years ago, Congo became the site of a short but bloody conflict between Rwandan and Ugandan troops—The Six-Day War. The shooting and artillery fire killed and injured thousands of local civilians. Now, tired of waiting for promised compensation and outraged at the establishment’s indifference, a group of that war’s victims sets out to Kinshasa, Congo’s capital, to protest. They travel by boat, sailing down the Congo River, and just like travelers in ancient myths, they tell their stories. You won’t find self-pity here, but you will find anger—and a lot of solidarity. Once in a while, some self-deprecating humor shines through and, rarer, joy at the sheer fact of being alive. They speak their collective trauma clearly in a powerful musical stage production, parts of which are included here.

Previous Festivals: Festival de Cannes, DOK Leipzig

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