Netherlands / Feb 02, 2025 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji’s fascinating film essay explores the Democratic Republic of Congo’s colonial history and its ecological significance. Drawing on research from the 1930s, the film highlights the Congo Basin’s vital role in consuming carbon dioxide and shaping global environmental balance over a century.
Main cast
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'arbre de l'authenticité |
| Original language | Nederlands (NL) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Nederlands |
| Production countries | Belgium, Congo |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Twenty Nine Studio & Production |
| Release date | 30 aprile 2025 |
| Production | Rosa Spaliviero |
| Writer | Sammy Baloji, Ellen Meiresonne, David van Reybrouck, Thomas Hendricks |
| Editing | Luca Mattei |
| Cinematography | Franck Moka |
| Assistant directors | Sammy Baloji |
| Camera operators | Franck Moka |
| Additional photography | Franck Moka |
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| Music | Laszlo Umbreit, Chris Watson |
| Sound | Laszlo Umbreit, Chris Watson |
Release dates
Premiere
Switzerland / Apr 10, 2025 / Visions du Réel
South Africa / Jun 22, 2025 / Encounters International Documentary Festival
Austria / Oct 17, 2025 / Vienna International Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Apr 30, 2025
TV
France / Oct 21, 2025 / ARTE (La Lucarne)
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