Congo in four acts /
"A quartet of powerful, hard-hitting short films that lay bare the disturbing reality of everyday life in the Democratic Republic of Congo."--Container.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | In French with English subtitles. |
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Brooklyn, NY :
Icarus Films,
2010.
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| Summary: | "A quartet of powerful, hard-hitting short films that lay bare the disturbing reality of everyday life in the Democratic Republic of Congo."--Container. Ladies in waiting: "In a run-down maternity hospital, a ward of women who recently had babies wait to be allowed to leave. The problem? They cannot pay their hospital fees. A long-suffering manager must negotiate collateral with them so that they will return and pay in full."--Container. Symphony Kinshasa: "A hard-hitting tour through Congo's capit[a]l city which uncovers the consequences of graft, neglect and poverty in Kinshasa's imploding infrastructure."--Container. Zero tolerance: "Rape as a weapon of war has had much press, most notably in the recent Congo wars. Less discussed is the legacy it has left behind; a desensitized acceptance of the abuse of women at the hands of criminals, opportunists and most worryingly, ordinary men. This film follows the arrest of a group of youths who attack a woman."--Container. After the mine: "Kipushi is a mining town, one of thousands keeping Congo's elite in extreme wealth. But for those who live in the shadow of its toxic fallout, it is a very different life, one where tainted water and contaminated soil are realities. This film tells the very personal stories of those trapped in such a deadly environment."--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Videorecording. Date on container: 2009. Date on disc label: 2010, ©2009. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R, NTSC. |