Darkness falls over Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and its 17 million inhabitants. It is just before Christmas and people are struggling to gain access to electric light. Kudi is mobilising the residents of his Kisenso neighbourhood to collect money for a new power cable. On Mount Mangengenge, a holy place overlooking the city, Pastor Gédéon delivers a sermon about the light of Christ as the path to life and truth. Davido is searching for a place to stay after his house was flooded by the Congo River. Together with other young men, he kills time by working out and dreams of a better future. Tongo Saa is a sensitive portrait of the residents of Kinshasa as they face the challenges of life in an environment plagued by violence and coloured by the uncertainty of tomorrow.
2024 • Festival international du film de Berlin - Berlinale • Berlin (Allemagne) • Panorama Dokumente - Première mondiale
2024 • DOXA Documentary Film Festival • Vancouver (Canada) • Feature Documentary Award Competition
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2024 • Visions du Réel • Nyon (Suisse) • Prix spécial du Jury de la Compétition Internationale Longs Métrages - Première internationale
2024 • BELDOCS - International Documentary Film Festival Belgrade • Belgrade (Serbie) • Compétition internationale
2024 • IndieLisboa - Festival international du cinéma indépendant de Lisbonne • Lisbonne (Portugal) • Feature Film Grand Prize City of Lisbon & TVCine Special Award
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