The Congo Murders (2018)

Original title

Mordene i Kongo

Directed by

Marius Holst

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

16

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two Norwegian adventurers are accused of killing their chauffeur while traveling in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The film follows their legal ordeal and the consequences of that accusation.

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What happens

Mordene i Kongo, theatrically as Congo, is a 2018 Norwegian crime film directed by Marius Holst and co-produced by Christian Fredrik Martin and Asle Vatn with South African producer Marlow De Mardt. The film stars Aksel Hennie and Tobias Santelmann in lead roles whereas Ine F. Jansen, Dennis Storhøi, Tone Danielsen and Anthony Oseyemi made supportive roles. The film was shot in South Africa, and revolves around two Norwegian adventurers, Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland, who are accused of killing their hired chauffeur just before crossing into the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The film received mixed reviews from critics. The lead actor Tobias Santelmann was awarded Best Male actor in the Amanda Award 2019. The film was also nominated for Best Photo, Best Sound Design and the People's Amanda sections. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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