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Makala (2017)

Makala (2017)

Documentary
Release Date: 2017, December 6
Directors: Emmanuel Gras
Countries: France
Production: Bathysphere Productions, Ciné+, Canal+ International, Les Films du Losange, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cast: Kabwita Kasongo, Lydie Kasongo

Overview:

Kabwita, a young man living with his wife and daughters in Kolwezi, a town in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dreams of buying land to build a house. To do so, he produces charcoal (makala), extracted from the ashes of a mighty hardwood tree. Carrying the sacks of charcoal on the back of his bicycle, he embarks on a dangerous journey to sell them on the market.