Congolese
see all genres ›Slower to develop its native film cultures than other continents (largely due to economic and colonialist issues), African cinema has exploded on many fronts in recent years.
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Genres / International / African / Congolese
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Lumumba
Made in the tradition of such true-life political thrillers as MALCOLM X and JFK, Raoul Peck’s award-winning epic dramatizes the rise and fall of legendary African leader Patrice Lumumba. When the Congo declared its independence from Belgium in 1960, the 36-year-old Lumumba became the first Prime...Watch Movie
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BZV
Named for the three-letter airport code of Brazzaville (where it was filmed), Kevin Jerome Everson's BZV takes a cubist approach to documentary realism. In three sections, the film layers lyrical footage of water-skiers on the Congo River; a neorealist "slice of life" trailing a young couple...Watch Movie
