THE IRRESISTIBLE RISE OF MOÏSE KATUMBI
By Thierry Michel
A film by Thierry Michel
In coproduction with RTBF Unité Documentaires - with help of Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles and Voo - with participation of RTS Radio Télévision Suisse Unité des films documentaires - with the support of Fonds pour le journalisme en Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Synopsis
The wealthy Congolese businessman, Moïse Katumbi, is not only governor of the African province of Katanga, rich in precious minerals, but is also president of the famous football team «Le Tout puissant Mazembe». The media, football, politics and business are the ingredients of the cocktail concocted by this new African messiah named Moïse. He is the symbol of this new leadership that gains power through ballot boxes and elections, as well as being a symbol of a democracy based on business and populism.
A rival of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, will Moïse one day be elected president?
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Technical sheet
Year: 2013
Duration: 83'
Languages: French, English
Screenplay: Thierry Michel & Christine Pireaux
Direction: Thierry Michel
Cinematography: Thierry Michel & Michel Téchy
Sound: Idriss Gabel & Jean-Luc Fichefet
Editing: Idriss Gabel
Mixing: Michel Goossens
Color Grading: Benjamin Dewalque
Producers:
Christine Pireaux - Les Films de la Passerelle RTBF - Documentary Unit
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Festival selections (22)
Festival International du Film des Droits de l’Homme de Paris
16th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Magritte 2014
Festival International du film de Ouidah
Festival de Grand
Cape Town et Winelands International Fim Festival
Black Movie
Escales Documentaires
Watch Dox Iff
African Dispor Film Festival
IDFA
Festival du Film d’Histoire 2013
Festival de Sichuan
Festival International du Fim d’Amiens
Le Mois du Film Documentaire
Congo in Harlem
Docville
Festival Moov
Festival cinéma d’Alès – Itinérances
Vues d’Afriques
FIPA
Afrika Film Festival 2013