The Mercy of the Jungle (2018)

Original title

La Miséricorde de la jungle

Directed by

Joel Karekezi

Genre

drama film

Country

Rwanda, France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

0

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two Rwandan soldiers are separated from their unit at the start of the Second Congo War. They must navigate a dangerous jungle while trying to stay alive.

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What happens

The Mercy of the Jungle (French: La Miséricorde de la Jungle) is a 2018 internationally co-produced film from Rwandan director Joël Karekezi. It tells the story of two Rwandan soldiers separated from their military unit at the beginning of the Second Congo War and their struggle to survive in a hostile jungle environment amidst intense armed conflict. The film's festival debut was at the Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2018 and marks the second feature from Joël Karakezi. The film was selected among TIFF's Discovery series lineup; Stéphane Bak, one of the two leads, was selected as one of eight rising stars at the festival. The film appeared at the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur in Belgium. On 20 November, it had its Rwandan premiere at the 2018 European Film Festival (EFF) in Kigali. The film won the Golden Stallion at FESPACO. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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