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Downstream to Kinshasa

En route pour le milliard
Dieudo Hamadi
Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Belgium
2020
89 min
Dutch Premiere
Festival history

In June 2000, a bloody war raged in the streets of the city of Kisangani, located in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. For six days, troops from neighboring Rwanda and Uganda fought for control of the region’s mining wealth, leaving around 1,000 dead, and at least 3,000 wounded.

Kisangani’s civilian victims were promised compensation, but 18 years have passed and they’ve still received nothing. Weary of all the false promises, some of them decide to go to the capital Kinshasa to voice their demands. Those who lost limbs in the war have been unable to rebuild a life for themselves, and their families often see them as a burden. They travel by boat along the Congo River, determined to get justice.

Downstream to Kinshasa, in which the journey is punctuated by scenes from a play, is more than a demand for compensation: the spirit with which the victims claim their place in society makes this a portrait of human dignity.

Credits
Director
    Dieudo Hamadi
    Dieudo Hamadi
Executive producer
    Dieudo Hamadi for Kiripi Films,
    Frédéric Féraud for Les Films de l'oeil sauvage,
    Quentin Laurent for Les Films de l'oeil sauvage,
    Aurélien Bodinaux for Neon Rouge Productions
    Dieudo Hamadi for Kiripi Films,
    Frédéric Féraud for Les Films de l'oeil sauvage,
    Quentin Laurent for Les Films de l'oeil sauvage,
    Aurélien Bodinaux for Neon Rouge Productions
Cinematography
    Dieudo Hamadi
    Dieudo Hamadi
Editing
    Hélène Ballis,
    Catherine Catella
    Hélène Ballis,
    Catherine Catella
Music
    Les zombies de Kisangani
    Les zombies de Kisangani
Sound
    Sylvain Aketi,
    Dieudo Hamadi
    Sylvain Aketi,
    Dieudo Hamadi
Involved TV Channel
    Al Jazeera Documentary Channel
    Al Jazeera Documentary Channel
Screening copy
    Andana Films
    Andana Films
World Sales
    Andana Films
    Andana Films

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