This is Congo

2017

Documentary / History / War

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95% · 20 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 84% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 363 363

Plot summary

An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.

Director

Daniel McCabe Photo
Daniel McCabe

Top cast

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843.38 MB
1280*718
English 2.0
NR
us  fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 100+
1.69 GB
1912*1072
English 5.1
NR
us  fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 100+

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by cattis26 9 / 10

A look into Congo

I saw this documentary at the Helsinki Docpoint Festival and was surprised by its way to captivate. I had very little knowledge of the situation in Congo or its history, and enjoyed this trip through history and today. I also have to commend the people filming while bullets were flying overhead!
Reviewed by pelasu_official 9 / 10

Amaizingly shot !

Wars are always a racket; they are in the end ALWAYS about the money: the DOUGH! The resources! Everybody knows that.And to me this documentary worked as a chaotic window to a world/country were a war for resources maims millions of people's lives mentally and physically. To me it was a painting of what human greed does to the ones who are not the culprits of the situations ultimate starting point.I cannot say that that I would have any idea who is the real good guy and who is the baddest, but that aside, the documentary gives you great atmosphere with just top-notch editing and filming. 9/10Must see!
Reviewed by paul2001sw-1 8 / 10

Mundane horror, boldly and beautifully shot

Congo, abused by first the European colonialists, and then by the multinationals, has been caught in a seemingly endless cycle of brutul civil war for decased now, a scramble for mineral wealth in the absence of legitimate authority. 'This is Congo' offers us a portrait of the country, that shows both its beauty, and the mundane horror of the fighting, the latter filmed from remarkably close to the action. One gets a sense that the grievances on both sides are probably true, yet none of the heroes are worthy of that word. Away from the fighting, we also get a glimpse of how ordinary people live - and I'd have preferred to see more of this, about how people actually manage their everyday lives while war is going on around them. But it's still an informative portrait of what it actually means to live in a country usually prefaced by the adjective "war-torn", although it's one that offers few signs hope.
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