Mama Colonel (2017)

Original title

Maman Colonelle

Directed by

Dieudonné Hamadi

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows Colonel Honorine Munyole, a police officer who works to protect children and victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She is transferred to a new city where she meets survivors of a recent war and tries to help them find justice.

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What happens

Mama Colonel (French: Maman Colonelle) is a documentary film from Democratic Republic of the Congo, directed by Dieudo Hamadi. The film focuses on the work of Colonel Honorine Munyole who, fights against sexual abuse and child abuse. In the film Colonel Honorine Munyole who first works in the Bukavu police force in the Child protection and Anti-Sexual Violence unit, which is widely known for its good reputation. She is then transferred to Kisangani, where a few days upon her arrival, multiple victims of Sexual Violence paid her a visit. These victims where the result of the 6-day war (Six-day War) between Rwandan and Ugandan troops. She is determined to help the victims achieve justice they deserve. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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