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Congo Calling

Original title: Congo Calling
Year: 2019
Running time: 90 min.
Country: Germany
Director: Stephan Hilpert
Cast: Documentary
Music: Sebastian Fischer
Cinematography: Daniel Samer
Producer: Co-production Germany-Belgium-Congo;
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: In crisis-ridden eastern Congo, three European development aid workers are forced to question what it means to help. A Spanish economist realizes that he is leading his Congolese colleagues into great temptation with his project funds. A German aid worker is resisting retirement after 30 years in Africa. And the relationship of a young Belgian is put to the test when her Congolese boyfriend becomes a high-profile regime critic. Deeply personal insights into the question: how helpful is the help of the West?

Critics' reviews

"Stephan Hilpert’s doc highlights three white aid workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and asks who really benefits from their presence (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Phuong Le: The Guardian

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Congo Calling

2019

Stephan Hilpert