Mama Colonel

Maman Colonelle
reż. Dieudo Hamadi/Democratic Republic of the Congo, France/2017/72 min.
Place
Date
Time
Gdyńskie Centrum Festiwalowe, sala Warszawa
2017-05-22
18:00
Gdyńskie Centrum Festiwalowe, sala Morskie Oko
2017-05-25
18:30

Colonel Honorine, more commonly known as “Maman Colonelle”, works for the Congolese police force and heads the unit for the protection of minors and the fight against sexual violence. Having worked for 15 years in Bukavu, in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one day she is transferred to Kisangani.

There, she finds herself faced with new challenges. Through the portrait of this extraordinarily brave and tenacious woman, who fights for justice to be done, this film addresses the issue of violence towards women and children in the DRC and the difficulty of overcoming the past war.

READ MORE
HIDE

  • projection time:
    72 min.
  • country/year:
    Democratic Republic of the Congo, France/2017
  • director:
    Dieudo Hamadi
  • pictures:
    Dieudo Hamadi
  • production:
    Cinédoc Films, Mutotu Productions
  • selected festivals and awards:
    IFF Berlin 2017: Tagesspiegel Readers Prize, Ecumenical Jury Prize, Cinéma du Réel 2017: Grand Prix

Other movies on this section

Heroes Are Among Us

Snow Monkey
Doing good
when you look away
Other movies on this tags

# Africa

Mama Colonel
Safari
Untitled
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
China’s Van Goghs
DOM/Łodź
 
Doc shop
Buy our films on DVD
NEWSLETTER
Sign up and stay up to date