Democratic Republic of the Congo Movies

  • 1994
    The king, the cow, and the banana tree

    The king, the cow, and the banana tree

    The king, the cow, and the banana tree

    01994HD

    Mweze Ngangura takes us to his native region, Ngweshe, one of he six Bushi kingdoms in the province of Kivu, in Eastern Zaïre. In this region of...

    The king, the cow, and the banana tree
  • 2023
    Mbako Anioto Trial, Leopard Man, Myth and Reality

    Mbako Anioto Trial, Leopard Man, Myth and Reality

    Mbako Anioto Trial, Leopard Man, Myth and Reality

    02023HD

    1933, North-East Congo: The Belgian colonial authorities accuse a group of men of being Aniotos, men who kill like the leopard. There is no visual...

    Mbako Anioto Trial, Leopard Man, Myth and Reality
  • 2009
    Ladies in Waiting

    Ladies in Waiting

    Ladies in Waiting

    02009HD

    Taking in the wives of the unemployed, of unpaid government employees, the Kitambo maternity clinic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo has to...

    Ladies in Waiting
  • 2015
    Table 23

    Table 23

    Table 23

    02015HD

    Meli finds Chirac, and the two lovers are very happy to meet up after a long time and decide to catch up. The adventure becomes hard to continue when...

    Table 23
  • 2021
    Return: An Epic Journey

    Return: An Epic Journey

    Return: An Epic Journey

    02021HD

    Inspired by the African masks at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich, the Swiss artist Lukas Stucky designed a mask and asked the Congolese artist Rita...

    Return: An Epic Journey
  • 2024
    Rising Up at Night

    Rising Up at Night

    Rising Up at Night

    62024HD

    Kinshasa and its inhabitants are in darkness. They wait and struggle to get access to light. Between hope, disappointment and religious faith, Tongo...

    Rising Up at Night
  • 2022
    Mulika

    Mulika

    Mulika

    02022HD

    An 'afronaut' emerges from the wreckage of a spaceship in the volcanic crater of Mount Nyiragongo. As he descends into the city below, encountering...

    Mulika
  • 2024
    Which Way Africa?

    Which Way Africa?

    Which Way Africa?

    02024HD

    Forest dwellers pound drums upholding rituals while urbanites cry "Progress!" More plunder the land's riches but newly defiant ones shout back.

    Which Way Africa?
  • 2002
    (Paris: XY)

    (Paris: XY)

    (Paris: XY)

    12002HD

    Max wakes up one morning and discovers that his wife Hélène has left him in his sleep, without a word, taking their two children with...

    (Paris: XY)
  • 1996
    Macadam Tribe

    Macadam Tribe

    Macadam Tribe

    01996HD

    Four friends roam the streets, bars and boxing clubs in a bubbling and bewitching big African town.

    Macadam Tribe
  • 1991
    10,000 Years of Cinema

    10,000 Years of Cinema

    10,000 Years of Cinema

    01991HD

    This documentary offers the reflections of filmmakers shot at FESPACO 1991. Djibril Diop Mambéty, David Achkar, Moussa Sene Absa, Mambaye...

    10,000 Years of Cinema
  • 2024
    Augure: Infinite Trolling

    Augure: Infinite Trolling

    Augure: Infinite Trolling

    02024HD

    INFINITE TROLLING toys with the infinite scroll that fuels social media – and this erratic stream of content as a path to desensitization....

    Augure: Infinite Trolling
  • 2021
    Children’s Game #26: Kisolo

    Children’s Game #26: Kisolo

    Children’s Game #26: Kisolo

    02021HD

    Kisolo is one of a thousand variants of the global Ur-game, Mancala, a “sowing” game sometimes still played with seeds even when using a...

    Children’s Game #26: Kisolo
  • 2020
    Matata

    Matata

    Matata

    02020HD

    The film follows a female protagonist who sits for a posed photography session. The session takes an unexpected turn, spiraling into a series of...

    Matata
  • 2021
    La Star

    La Star

    La Star

    02021HD

    La Star
  • 2007
    Juju Factory

    Juju Factory

    Juju Factory

    5.92007HD

    Kongo lives in Brussels, in the « Matongé » district on which he is writing a book. His editor wants a kind of traveller’s...

    Juju Factory
  • 2022
    Seeds from Kivu

    Seeds from Kivu

    Seeds from Kivu

    72022HD

    In Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo), one of the most violent regions in the world, a group of women arrives at Panzi Hospital after being...

    Seeds from Kivu
  • 2022
    Kumbuka

    Kumbuka

    Kumbuka

    02022HD

    Two young Congolese filmmakers are surprised by the enthusiastic reception of Stop Filming Us, a Dutch film shot in Goma by Joris Postema in 2019....

    Kumbuka
  • 2018
    Peau de Chagrin/Bleu de Nuit

    Peau de Chagrin/Bleu de Nuit

    Peau de Chagrin/Bleu de Nuit

    62018HD

    The Congolese-Belgian artist Baloji looks at Congolese pygmy wedding traditions.

    Peau de Chagrin/Bleu de Nuit
  • 2025
    Rumba Royale

    Rumba Royale

    Rumba Royale

    02025HD

    Rumba Royale is an historical thriller set in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    Rumba Royale