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Rising up at Night
Tongo Saa
Nelson Makengo
Belgium, Germany, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2023
96 min
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Genre
Social Issues
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Synopsis
Kinshasa and its inhabitants are in darkness. They wait and struggle to get access to light. Between hope, disappointment and religious faith, Tongo Saa is a subtle and fragmented portrait of a population that, despite the challenges, is sublimated by the beauty of Kinshasa's nights.
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Credits
Director
Nelson Makengo
Nelson Makengo
Production
Rosa Spaliviero for Twenty Nine Studio & Production,
Dada Kahindo Siku for Mutotu Productions
Rosa Spaliviero for Twenty Nine Studio & Production,
Dada Kahindo Siku for Mutotu Productions
Contact
Festival Handling
Berry Hahn for Square Eyes
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Premiere status during IDFA
Dutch Premiere
Spoken languages
Lingala