Following the great explorers’ footsteps, “Congo River” takes us up one of the world’s greatest river basins, from its mouth to its source. All the way along its 2,716 miles, we pass places that testify to the country’s tumultuous history, and encounter the ghosts of those who shaped its destiny: Stanley, the explorer, Leopold II, the colonizer, Mobutu, the despot. We also cross paths with an entire people – boatmen guiding their dugout canoes, fishermen, traveling salesmen, military personnel and rebels, women and children – searching for light and dignity.
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Thierry Michel Director · Thomas Cheysson Writer Marie-Hélène Quinton Editor
First release September 28, 2005 · Produced in Belgium, France · Languages English, French, Lingala, Swahili
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StudioCanal
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Les Films de la Passerelle
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MEDIA Programme of the European Union
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Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds
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Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO)
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Belgium · France
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Original title
Congo river, au-delà des ténèbres
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Lingala · Swahili
Release dates
Belgium · September 28, 2005
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No release date listed for United States.
Burkina Faso
February 26, 2007 · Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival
Finland
August 26, 2006 · Espoo Film Festival
France
April 5, 2006
Germany
December 14, 2006
Greece
May 4, 2006 · Berlinale in Athens Film Festival
Ireland
October 1, 2006 · Stranger than Fiction Festival
Netherlands
September 9, 2006 · Africa in the Picture Film Festival
Poland
December 11, 2017 · Watch Docs Film Festival
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