Rocked: Sum 41 in Congo (2005)

Directed by

Adrian Callender, George Vale

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

50 min

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Canadian punk band Sum 41 travels to the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a charity group. The film shows their encounters with armed conflict and what life is like for people there.

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What happens

Rocked: Sum 41 in Congo is a 2005 film documentary directed by Adrian Callender describing the experiences of Sum 41 joining War Child Canada in traveling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Eric Hoskins, President of War Child Canada at the time, and Samantha Nutt, Executive Director of War Child Canada, accompanied Sum 41 to DRC in May 2004 and are credited as Executive Producers. Canadian peacekeeper Chuck Pelletier helped Sum 41 evacuate from DRC. He is the namesake of the band's October 2004 album, Chuck. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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