Downstream to Kinshasa, a film by Dieudo Hamadi
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Downstream to Kinshasa, a film by Dieudo Hamadi
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swa
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Downstream to Kinshasa
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1264682159
Responsibility statement
a film by Dieudo Hamadi
Runtime
89
Summary
Over six bloody days in June 2000, the Congolese city of Kisangani was the scene of deadly violence between the Ugandan and Rwandan armies. More than 10,000 shells exploded, killing thousands and injuring thousands more. Since then, victims of the Six-Day War have fought for recognition and compensation. The International Court of Justice has found Uganda guilty of war crimes, but the victims remain uncompensated decades later. Now, they decide to take matters into their own hands. In the first Congolese film to be an official selection Cannes Film Festival, and his country's national submission to the Academy Awards, acclaimed director Dieudo Hamadi captures their long journey down the Congo River to voice their claims in capital city of Kinshasa, seeking justice at last
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live action
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