Congo Boy
6.8
Bangui, Central African Republic. 17 year-old Robert dreams of a career in music, but civil war is tearing the country apart. When both his parents are thrown into prison, he is left to look after his four younger siblings on his own, juggling daily life, odd jobs, school exams and concert stages, determined to follow his dream.
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Rafiki Fariala Director · Tommy Baron Writer Lillo Morreale Composer
United States release October 19, 2026 · Produced in Central African Republic, Congo - Kinshasa, France, Italy · Languages French, Lingala, Sango, Swahili
Production
Makongo Films
Production
Kiripifilms
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UNITÉ
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Karta Film
Production
Central African Republic · Congo - Kinshasa · France · Italy
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Languages
Original language
Sango
Spoken on screen
French · Lingala · Sango · Swahili
Release dates
France · May 15, 2026
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 19, 2026
Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
Argentina
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · Mar del Plata International Film Festival
Australia
June 11, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 17, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 15, 2026 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
October 3, 2026 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Canada
September 15, 2026 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
October 2, 2026 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
China
September 25, 2026 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival
November 15, 2026 · Premiere · Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival
France
June 24, 2026 · Premiere · Biarritz Film Festival - Nouvelles Vagues
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Grand Lyon Film Festival
November 25, 2026 · Theatrical
Germany
September 25, 2026 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
November 15, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg
February 25, 2027 · Theatrical
Iceland
September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival
Portugal
October 4, 2026 · Premiere · Festa do Cinema Francês
December 3, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 3, 2026 · Premiere · Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
Switzerland
August 11, 2026 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Thailand
September 22, 2026 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 11, 2026 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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