(Makala)

Content: 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.

Countries:

France

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

97 minutes

Year:

2017

Directors:

Emmanuel Gras

Production companies:

Bathysphere Productions,

Ciné+,

Canal+ International,

Les Films du Losange,

Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Actors:

Self

Self

Crews:

Sound

Original Music Composer

Sound Mixer

Director

Producer