Makala

Makala

2017
1h 37min

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.

Storyline

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.

    Released
    December 2017
    Runtime
    1h 37min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    Bathysphere Productions, Ciné+, Canal+ International, Les Films du Losange, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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