TONGO SAA (RISING UP AT NIGHT)
2024, DR Congo/Belgium/Germany/Burkina Faso/Qatar
Nelson Makengo
People travel in boats through flooded streets, some fight over power lines, and Santa Claus does well selling torches at the market. This is the gloomy reality in low-income parts of Kinshasa, which are still underwater after devastating floods. While radio voices report on setbacks in the construction of the large power supply project Inga III, the locals, neglected by the government, join forces to bring electricity back to their neighbourhoods themselves. Their desire for a better quality of life means a struggle for power.
Section: Documentary Film Competition
Country: DR Congo/Belgium/Germany/Burkina Faso/Qatar
Director: Nelson Makengo
Language: Lingala original version with English subtitles
Running time: 96min
DCP
Screenings
Date
Time
Location
Thursday, 05.06.202505.06.2025
5.05 PM
Cinematograph
Sunday, 08.06.202508.06.2025
4.35 PM
Leokino 2