Rising Up at Night
dir. Nelson Makengo / 2024 / Democratic Republic of Kongo, Belgium, Germany, Burkina Faso, Quatar / 95min.
It is just before Christmas and people are struggling to gain access to electric light. Kudi is mobilising the residents of his Kisenso neighbourhood to collect money for a new power cable.
It is just before Christmas and people are struggling to gain access to electric light. Kudi is mobilising the residents of his Kisenso neighbourhood to collect money for a new power cable. Pastor Gédéon delivers a sermon about the light of Christ as the path to life .Davido is searching for a place to stay after his house was flooded by the Congo River. Film is a sensitive portrait of the residents of Kisenso as they face the challenges of life in an environment plagued by violence and coloured by the uncertainty of tomorrow.
- duration:
- 95 min
- country / year of production:
- Democratic Republic of Kongo, Belgium, Germany, Burkina Faso, Quatar / 2024
- director:
- Nelson Makengo
- cinematography:
- Nelson Makengo
- producer:
- Rosa Spaliviero, Dada Kahindo Siku / Film Five, Diam Production, Auguste Orts, Magellan Films, RTBF
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2024 – Berlinale IFF, 2024 – Visions du Réel Nyon: Main Competition
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