Congo River, beyond darkness is a 2005 film Thierry Michel examining the Congo River in Africa. Thierry Michel was born on October 13, 1952, in Charleroi, Belgium, an area known as The Black Country. At 16, he studied cinema at the Institut des Arts et Diffusion in Brussels where he recently came back to teach cinema. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Thierry Michel was born on October 13, 1952, in Charleroi, Belgium, an area known as The Black Country. At 16, he studied cinema at the Institut des Arts et Diffusion in Brussels where he recently came back to teach cinema. ... Lokua Kanza (b. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Thierry Michel was born on October 13, 1952, in Charleroi, Belgium, an area known as The Black Country. At 16, he studied cinema at the Institut des Arts et Diffusion in Brussels where he recently came back to teach cinema. ... The Congo River (for a time known as Zaire River) is the largest river in Western Central Africa. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

Synopsis

The film takes us from the mouth to the source of the largest river bassin in the world, that of the Congo River. All along its 4371 km, we discover places that have seen the turbulent history of this country, while archives remind us of the mythological figures that created its destiny: explorers such as Levingstone and Stanley, the colonial kings Léopold II and Baudouin I and leaders such as Lumumba, Mobutu and Kabila. Stanley is an old masculine name from the 11th and 12th century English contraction of Stoney Meadow. It is also the name of a number of places, and has other miscellaneous uses. ... Baudouin of Belgium King Baudouin, (also spelled Boudewijn, Balduin or Baldwin) Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave, (7 September 1930 - 31 July 1993), reigned as King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993. ... Patrice Lumumba Patrice Emery Lumumba (July 2, 1925 - January, 1961) was an African nationalist leader and the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo when it declared its independence in June 1960. ... Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku wa za Banga (or Mobutu Sese Seko Koko Ngbendu Wa Za Banga; October 14, 1930 - September 7, 1997) was the President of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1965 to 1997. ... Joseph Kabila Joseph Kabila Kabange (born June 4, 1971) became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the assassination of his father Laurent-Désiré Kabila in January 2001. ...

Technical data

The collector's edition DVD of "Congo River" (2 DVD) with:

• The making off (52 min.)
• Interview of Thierry Michel
• Trailer
• Versions: French and English with subtitles in French, Dutch, German and English

The DVD of "Congo River" with:

• Versions: French and English with subtitles in French, Dutch, English and German

The serial:

• Number: 3 episodes
• Length: 1h30
• Versions: French and English

External links

• Congo River, Beyond Darkness at the Internet Movie Database
• Les Films de la Passerelle
• The official site of Congo River