Congolese cinema is small in output but significant in ambition, often grappling with the aftermath of conflict and the resilience of communities in both the DRC and the Republic of Congo. Sunday in Brazzaville captures everyday life on the Congo River's western bank with quiet documentary warmth. See what Macca made of the films below.
Rating: 3.0★
Glauber Rocha is one of those directors whose reputation in film studies circles far outstrips his name recognition among general audiences, and The Lion Has Seven Heads (original title: Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças, a title that itself announces the film's polyglot, deliberately fractured identity) is a reasonable
Rating: 3.0★
The University of Bangui sits at something of a crossroads. Founded in 1970 and long regarded as the intellectual heart of the Central African Republic, it has spent much of the past two decades operating under extraordinary pressure: chronic underfunding, the displacement caused by recurring armed conflict across the country,
Genre Documentary
★★★★½ — City of Joy (2016)
Genre Documentary
★★★ — Sunday in Brazzaville (2012)
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