Das Kongo Tribunal

Nov 16 2017 N/A 1h 40m
Documentary

The war in Congo has caused more than six million deaths over the last twenty years. The population is suffering, but the offenders stay with impunity. Many people see this conflict as one of globalisation's crucial econimic distribution battles because the country has major deposits of many high-tech raw materials. Milo Rau, one of Europe's most acclaimed theatre directors, succeeds in gathering victims, perpetrators, observes and analysts of the conflict for a unique civil tribunal in eastern Congo. The documentary film brings these spectacular court trials to life on the big screen and creates an unvarnished portrait of the largest and bloodiest economic wars in human history.

Plot

20 years of atrocities, due to greed claimed the lives of over 6 million people in Congo. Milo Rau collects details from survivors and perpetrators. 3 trials were heard exposing one of the most horrific cases of inhumanity in world history.

Written by

Katja Dringenberg, Milo Rau

Directed by

Milo Rau

Cast

Sylvestre Bisimwa, Jean-Louis Gilissen, Vénantie Bisimwa Nabintu

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany, Switzerland

Production Companies

Real Fiction

Languages

Deutsch, English, Français, Kiswahili

Awards

3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
111
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA