The Tree of Authenticity (2025)
- Original title
- L'arbre de l'authenticité
- Directed by
- Sammy Baloji
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 8.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film explores Congolese identity through the metaphor of a tree. It examines how colonial ideas and local traditions shaped the nation's past and present.
contemplativehistoricalpoeticreflectiveessay-likeslow-pacedvisually textured
What happens
Der Baum der Authentizität (Originaltitel: L’arbre de l’authenticité) ist ein belgisch-kongolesischer Essayfilm von Sammy Baloji aus dem Jahr 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
Trailer
More like this
- Enough is Enough (2025)
- Rumba Royale (2025)
- The Cost of Growth (2025)
- Le Congo, quel cinéma! (2005)
- Mikuba (2025)
- Rising Up at Night (2024)
- La Course effrénée (2010)
- Congo Boy (2026)
Browse movies and series
press Enter to search by title, your filters still apply · for something by mood, tap Discover
Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers
Loading movies…