Virunga
“Conservation is war”
Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa's oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the land. Among this ongoing power struggle, Virunga also happens to be the last natural habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla. The only thing standing in the way of the forces closing in around the gorillas: a handful of passionate park rangers and journalists fighting to secure the park's borders and expose the corruption of its enemies. Filled with shocking footage, and anchored by the surprisingly deep and gentle characters of the gorillas themselves, Virunga is a galvanizing call to action around an ongoing political and environmental crisis in the Congo.
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Orlando von Einsiedel Director · Patrick Jonsson Composer Franklin Dow Cinematographer
United States release November 7, 2014 · Produced in Congo - Kinshasa, United Kingdom · Languages English, French, Swahili
Production
Grain Media
Production
Violet Films
Production
Doc Society
Production
Congo - Kinshasa · United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Swahili
Release dates
United States · April 17, 2014
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
United States · November 7, 2014
Digital · Netflix
United States
May 17, 2014 · Premiere · Little Rock Film Festival
July 31, 2014 · Premiere · Traverse City Film Festival
October 10, 2014 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
Canada
April 28, 2014 · Premiere · Hot Docs
May 2, 2014 · Premiere · DOXA Documentary Film Festival
China
June 13, 2015 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
March 5, 2015 · Premiere · One World Film Festival
Denmark
November 6, 2014 · Premiere · CPH:DOX
Finland
September 21, 2014 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
Germany
November 7, 2014 · Digital · Netflix
Greece
August 1, 2016 · Premiere · Vovousa Festival
Hungary
September 26, 2015 · Premiere · Budapest International Documentary Festival
Iceland
September 27, 2014 · Premiere · Reykjavik Film Festival
Japan
September 2, 2015 · Digital
Netherlands
November 7, 2014 · Digital · Netflix
November 19, 2014 · Premiere · International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
New Zealand
July 26, 2014 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
September 25, 2014 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
Poland
May 9, 2015 · Premiere · Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
Serbia
January 31, 2015 · Premiere · European Feature Documentary Film Festival - Belgrade
South Africa
October 6, 2014 · Premiere · Tri-Continental Film Festival
Switzerland
October 1, 2014 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Türkiye
April 5, 2015 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
Ukraine
March 26, 2015 · Premiere · Docudays UA International Documentary Human Rights Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
October 24, 2014 · Premiere · Abu Dhabi Film Festival
United Kingdom
June 24, 2014 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
November 7, 2014 · Digital · Netflix
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