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Congo in four acts [electronic resource] / produced by Djo Tunda & Steven Markovitz.

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A quartet of powerful, hard-hitting short films that lay bare the disturbing reality of everyday life in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Streaming Video (via Docuseek)
Corporate Author:	Icarus Films
Other Authors:	Tunda Wa Munga, Djo, Markovitz, Steven, Hamadi, Dieudo, Wa Lusala, Divita, Siku, Kiripi Katembo
Other title:	Ladies in waiting. Symphony Kinshasa. Zero tolerance. After the mine.
Format:	Electronic Video
Language:	French Undetermined English
Published:	Brooklyn, NY : Icarus Films, [2010] ©2010
Subjects:	Kitambo Maternity Clinic (Kinshasa, Congo) Congo (Democratic Republic) > Social conditions. Congo (Democratic Republic) > Economic conditions. Congo (Democratic Republic) > Politics and government. Clinics > Economic aspects > Congo (Democratic Republic) Kinshasa (Congo) > Social conditions. Kinshasa (Congo) > Economic conditions. Women > Abuse of > Congo (Democratic Republic) Human rights > Congo (Democratic Republic) Mines and mineral resources > Political aspects > Congo (Democratic Republic) Economic history. Human rights. Mines and mineral resources > Political aspects. Politics and government. Social conditions. Women > Abuse of. Congo (Democratic Republic) Congo (Democratic Republic) > Kinshasa. Feature films. Documentary films. Short films.

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Summary:	A quartet of powerful, hard-hitting short films that lay bare the disturbing reality of everyday life in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ladies in waiting: In a run-down maternity hospital, a ward of women who recently had babies wait to be allowed to leave. The problem? They cannot pay their hospital fees. A long-suffering manager must negotiate collateral with them so that they will return and pay in full. Symphony Kinshasa: A hard-hitting tour through Congo's capital city which uncovers the consequences of graft, neglect and poverty in Kinshasa's imploding infrastructure. Zero tolerance: Rape as a weapon of war has had much press, most notably in the recent Congo wars. Less discussed is the legacy it has left behind; a desensitized acceptance of the abuse of women at the hands of criminals, opportunists and most worryingly, ordinary men. This film follows the arrest of a group of youths who attack a woman. After the mine: Kipushi is a mining town, one of thousands keeping Congo's elite in extreme wealth. But for those who live in the shadow of its toxic fallout, it is a very different life, one where tainted water and contaminated soil are realities. This film tells the very personal stories of those trapped in such a deadly environment.
Physical Description:	1 streaming video file (70 min.) : sound, color
Language:	In French and other unidentified languages with English subtitles.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	DVD.