Makala
Kabwita, a young man living with his wife and daughters in Kolwezi, a town in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dreams of buying land to build a house. To do so, he produces charcoal (makala), extracted from the ashes of a mighty hardwood tree. Carrying the sacks of charcoal on the back of his bicycle, he embarks on a dangerous journey to sell them on the market.
- Year: 2017
- Country: France
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Bathysphere Productions, Ciné+, Canal+ International, Les Films du Losange, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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- Director: Emmanuel Gras
- Cast: Kabwita Kasongo, Lydie Kasongo