Rising Up at Night (2024)
- Original title
- Tongo Saa
- Directed by
- Nelson Makengo
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso, Belgium
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This documentary follows people in Kinshasa as they navigate life without reliable electricity. They rely on improvised lighting to get through daily tasks and to keep their traditions of celebration alive.
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