In The Empire of Silence, Thierry Michel ricostruisce quasi trent’anni di un dramma che si svolge in uno dei paesi più ricchi del mondo, il Congo, dove la popolazione è tra le più povere. Con il suo documentario, il regista ripercorre 25 anni di guerra nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo, confrontata con la cecità e la sordità della comunità internazionale. The Empire of Sil...
The wealthy Congolese businessman, Moise 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 Moise.
He is the symbol of this new leadershi...
本片是著名比利时导演Thierry Michel 关于中非地区的又一新作。这部纪录片拍摄自刚果民主共和国东南部省份卡丹加，这里是世界矿藏最丰富的地区之一，尤其是其丰富的铜矿、铀矿和钴矿。一方面世界各个大国在此展开资源争夺战，另一方面卡丹加的居民过着极度贫困的生活。《卡丹加业务》从一个侧面向我们展示了经济战和经济全球化给非洲人民带来的深刻影响。
讲述从刚果河的入海口开始，沿着绵延2500英里的大河上溯，而叙述的对象，是河，是船，是船上岸边的人们的生活。除了树皮做的独木舟，船有上装满原木， 原木上坐满人的大驳船，或者挤满了人，鸡鸭猪羊，和人们搭的防雨遮阳的简陋棚子。在小炉子上烤猴子，杀大蜥蜴，等等原始生猛而又鲜明活跃的生命。
殖民地时期的黑白纪录片穿插其间。黑白暗褐的背景里，几十个精瘦细长的黑人，在戴遮阳帽的白人指挥下，整齐的抬动粗沉的木头，或者黑沉的铁轨。那样的场景让人震惊。
而上百年过去，那些铁轨成为废墟，甚至那些独裁者精心构建的宏伟宫殿，也湮没在苍茫的草丛树林里。而不变的，是战乱，贫穷，疾病。。。
而在这片贫穷却充满活力的土地上，是那些诱惑人心极其贪婪的宗教机器，是**武装和巫术政权（其战士“受洗”，将得到河神保护，子弹擦过身体而不入，所以不会有性命之忧）杀抢奸淫的混乱。
最让人震惊的有...
Winner of the Sakharov Prize 2014, Doctor Mukwege is internationally known as the man who mends thousands of women who have been raped during the 20 years of conflicts in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the poorest countries on the planet, despite its extremely rich sub-soil. His endless struggle to put an end to these atrocities and denounce the impuni...
C’est l’histoire d’une activité universelle et intemporelle : la course au profit, qui s’ancre ici dans l’espace-temps de l’industrie sidérurgique liégeoise. C’est l’histoire d’un haut fourneau, des hommes qui ont vécu dans ses entrailles le temps d’une vie, certains jusqu’à la lui donner par accident ou volontairement. Ce film fait du parcours des sidérurgistes de la sidérurgi...
This belgian-made documentary traces Mobuto as he begins his life in the military, establishes a friendship with the Belgian royal family, and, by and by, in Hitler-like fashion, installs himself as dictator of the Congo(Zaire). He disposes of rivals and opponents, though not always in the most obvious ways(one acquaintance claims he had Machiavelli's "The Prince" memorized.) H...
