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Rising Up at Night
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Rising Up at Night
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Rising Up at Night

Tongo Saa
Nelson Makengo
Belgium, Germany, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2023
96 min
Best of Fests

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Topic
Social Issues
Sales Agent
Square Eyes
IDFA Program Section
Best of Fests
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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

Sales Agent
Square Eyes
Festival Handling
Berry Hahn for Square Eyes

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Premiere status during IDFA
Dutch Premiere
Spoken languages
Lingala