Cinema documentary, germany switzerland 2017, 100 for more than 20 years an inexplicable civil war is turning a territory as big as western europe into hell on earth. The population is suffering, but the offenders stay with impunity. Mama romance tells us that hunger will teach you how to eat, and with that, we understand the risks she takes. And with all the horrors shown in the film, it is important to me not to lose sight of hope. The congo tribunal looks behind the scenes of an economic war which has caused over 6 million casualties in the last 20 years. Through an unofficial tribunal, theatremaker and filmmaker milo rau exposes the mechanisms behind the mass murders in the congo. In more than 20 years, the congo war has claimed six million lives. The population is suffering, but the offenders stay with. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Published on jul 27, 2017 this is congo provides an immersive and unfiltered look into the worlds longest continuing conflict and those who are surviving within it.
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. Filmed by seven cameras in front of 1,000 spectators,the congo tribunal is an. This is a film about conflict on a global scale, not about winning or losing, but more about the value of first world wealth. Watch the congo tribunal online vimeo on demand on vimeo. If the congo tribunal has proved one thing, it is that the truth can be found, no matter how complicated the connections are. The film is beautifully photographed, and perfectly captures the often stunning landscape between violent bursts of war and personal fright. The congo tribunal tribunals of public opinion are an alternative method of addressing crimes against humanity. The sophiensaele berlin present the second part of the congo tribunal a production of milo rau international institute of political murder iipm milo raus theatre and film project the congo tribunal convenes in the tradition of jeanpaul sartres vietnam tribunal in bukavu. The international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr. Urukiko mpanabyaha mpuzamahanga rwashyiriweho u rwanda was an international court established in november 1994 by the united nations security council in resolution 955 in order to judge people responsible for the rwandan. More recently, such tribunals have garnered a lot of attention, both as a means of public education as well as theatrical. The congo tribunal is at the service of the congolese people, one of the richest nations in human history. The war in congo has caused more than six million deaths over the last twenty years. Triggered by the rwandan genocide in 1994 and based on the direct or indirect involvement of all great powers of our time, the congo war, also called the third world war, has claimed up to six million lives.
The congo tribunal 2017 di milo rau recensione quinlan. The congo tribunal is an experiment led by the artist and journalist milo rau, who attempts the impossible. On 19 january 2015, protests led by students at the university of kinshasa broke out in the democratic republic of the congo. The movie deals with the real life story of east german singer and writer gerhard gundermann and his struggles with music, life as. Many people see this conflict as one of globalisations crucial economic distribution battles because the country has major deposits of hightech raw materials. Over the last two decades, the democratic republic of the congo has seen more than 5 million conflictrelated deaths, multiple regime changes and the wholesale impoverishment of its people. Congo international film festival ciff home facebook. The 2017 parliamentary elections were the first elections to the national assembly held under the 2015 constitution.
Congo international film festival ciff, goma, democratic republic congo. The creation of an international criminal tribunal for the. For the congo tribunal, milo rau gathered victims, perpetrators. Through educational workshops, presentations, documentary film screenings and outreach programs, congo justice is engaging conscientious citizens and communities congo justice on vimeo. Cinema documentary, germanyswitzerland, 2017, 100 min. International criminal tribunal for rwanda wikipedia. Milo rau, one of europes most acclaimed theatre directors, succeeds in gathering victims, perpetrators, observes and analysts of the conflict for a unique civil tribunal in eastern congo. Director milo rau manages to gather victims, perpetrators, observers, and analysts in a symbolic tribunal organized especially for the documentary. Among other things, milo rau received the peter weiss award and the 3sat price in. Since 2002 he has published more than 50 theatre plays, films, books and actions that toured more than 30 countries and were screened at major festivals. Switzerland 23 november 2017 german speaking region denmark 15 march 2018. Unlimited streaming of over 2000 films from our catalogue. We meet soldiers, rebels and a diamond merchant known as mama romance who allow us to make human connections in a chaotic conflict. Milo raus the congo tribunal examines the causes and backgrounds to this, so far biggest and bloodiest economic war in human history in a unique and stunningly transmedia art project.
Rau won, amongst others, the swiss theater award in 2014 and the international theatre institute iti award in 2016. Milo rau born 1977 in berne studied sociology, romance philology and literature in paris, berlin and zurich. For the first time in history of this war, 3 exemplary cases were heard, exposing an unveiled portrait of one of the biggest and bloodiest economic wars in the history of mankind. Despite the official end of war, the democratic republic of congo continues to be plagued by violence, with civilians falling victim to widespread killings, rape forced displacement and other crimes. The documentary film brings these spectacular court trials to life on the big screen and creates an unvarnished portrait of the largest and bloodiest. Colette braeckam parle du film le tribunal sur le congo duration.
During the tribunal and in the central areas of conflict, remote villages and inaccessible mines, the documentary film the congo tribunal paints a unveiled portrait exposing this vast economic war. The congo tribunal art taking over where justice fails. Africa, a center for artistic creativity in goma, dr congo and. Ten years ago this june, 16 000 congolese women were raped in a single weekend when laurent nkunda and his rcdgoma militia which became cndp in 2006 and rebranded itself as m23 in 2012 captured bukavu, the. For more than 20 years the inexplicable civil war in congo has turned the territory into a hell that has claimed more than six million lives. November 8th 2018 opificio romaeuropa the war in the congo has caused over six million deaths throughout the last twenty years. Film story the war in congo has caused more than six million deaths over the last twenty years. In 2007, rau founded the theatre and film production company international institute of political murder iipm. The congo tribunal trailer sheffield docfest 2018 youtube.
In the previous parliamentary election, held in 2012, sassou nguessos party, the congolese party of labour pct, won a majority of seats. Tribunal participants reveal how mining companies exploit the land in this region, resulting in armed militia, civil war and genocide. International criminal tribunal for drc save the congo. The protests began following the announcement of a proposed law that would allow the countrys 43yearold president, joseph kabila, to remain in power until a national census could be conducted. The tribunal is staged amidst the civil war zone and recorded by seven cameras in front of spectators. Ictj provides technical assistance to government and civil society institutions in the drc to advance an informed national debate on transitional.
Staged as a tribunal onlocation in bukavu and berlin, director milo rau creates an unshrouded portrait of one of the biggest and bloodiest economic wars in human history. Milo rau collects details from survivors and perpetrators. For the first time in the history of this war, 3 exemplary cases were heard, exposing an unveiled portrait of one of the biggest and bloodiest economic wars in the history of mankind. Swiss director milo raus portrayal of the civil war in the democratic republic of congo has been described as the most ambitious. Milo rau artistic director is an author and artistic director of the international institute of political murder iipm and initiator of the congo tribunal. Trailer for the documentary this is congo, which screened at doc nyc film festival filmmaker daniel mccabe examines multiple sides of the fractious war in the democratic republic of congo. For the congo tribunal, milo rau gathered victims, perpetrators, witnesses and analysts of the congo war for a unique civil tribunal in eastern congo. Colette braeckam parle du film le tribunal sur le congo.
During the tribunal and in the central areas of conflict, remote villages and inaccessible mines, the documentary film the congo tribunal paints a unveiled. The first was the russell tribunal established in the 1960s to deal with the crimes of the vietnam war. An early analysis of milo raus new documentary film about the. Distributed by real fiction and vinca film in more than 20 years, the congo war has claimed six million lives.