Germany / Feb 20, 2024 / Berlinale
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In Kinshasa, despite preparations for the construction of Africa's largest power station, the population often finds itself without electricity. The city's inhabitants, struggling for reliable power access, ingeniously utilize makeshift lights as essential means to survive their daily lives and maintain their ability to celebrate.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tongo Saa |
| Original language | LN |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Belgium, Burkina Faso, Congo, Germany, Qatar |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Twenty Nine Studio & Production, Film Five, Diam Production, Auguste Orts, Mutotu Productions, Magellan Films, RTBF |
| Release date | 20 febbraio 2024 |
| Production | Rosa Spaliviero, Dada Kahindo Siku, Florian Schewe, Michel K. Zongo, Marie Logie, Samuel Feller, Isabelle Christiaens |
| Writer | Nelson Makengo |
| Editing | Inneke Van Waeyenberghe |
| Cinematography | Nelson Makengo |
| Assistant directors | Nelson Makengo |
| Camera operators | Nelson Makengo |
| Additional photography | Nelson Makengo |
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Release dates
Premiere
United Kingdom / Oct 12, 2024 / BFI London Film Festival
Morocco / Nov 30, 2024 / Marrakech International Film Festival
Austria / Nov 06, 2025 / Cinéma Africain International Filmfestival Linz
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