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Makala

6.9 97 mins Documentary   2017
Bathysphere Productions   Ciné+   Canal+ International   Les Films du Losange   Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes  
Director(s): Emmanuel Gras

Kabwita, a young man living with his wife and daughters in Kolwezi, a town in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dreams of buying land to build a house. To do so, he produces charcoal (makala), extracted from the ashes of a mighty hardwood tree. Carrying the sacks of charcoal on the back of his bicycle, he embarks on a dangerous journey to sell them on the market.

Casts of Makala

Kabwita Kasongo

as Self

Lydie Kasongo

as Self

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