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Downstream To Kinshasa
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Over six bloody days in June 2000, the Congolese city of Kisangani was the scene of deadIy violence between the Ugandan and Rwandan armies. More than 10,000 sheIls expIoded, kiIIing thousands and injuring thousands more. Since then, victims of the Six-Day War have fought for recognition and compensation. Uganda has been found guilty of war crimes by the lnternationaI Court of Justice, but the victims remain uncompensated decades later. Now, they decide to take matters into their own hands. ln the first CongoIese film to be an o?iciaI selection Cannes FiIm FestivaI, and his country’s national submission to the Academy Awards, acclaimed director Dieudo Hamadi(Mama ColoneI, National Diploma, Ladies in Waiting) captures their Iong journey down the Congo River to voice their cIaims in the capital city of Kinshasa, seeking justice at Iast. |
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