Democratic Republic of the Congo Movies

  • 2026
    Deep Cobalt

    Deep Cobalt

    Deep Cobalt

    02026HD

    In the claustrophobic depths of the Mutoshi mine in Katanga (DRC), Ndjimu follows The Rememberers – a community labouring in unsafe and brutal...

    Deep Cobalt
  • 2022
    Kumbuka

    Kumbuka

    Kumbuka

    02022HD

    Two young Congolese filmmakers are surprised by the enthusiastic reception of Stop Filming Us, a Dutch film shot in Goma by Joris Postema in 2019....

    Kumbuka
  • 1971
    Moseka

    Moseka

    Moseka

    01971HD

    Moseka, a young woman from Zaire, travels to Belgium to study. With her braided hair and traditional clothes, she is the laughingstock of her fellow...

    Moseka
  • 1982
    Kin Kiesse

    Kin Kiesse

    Kin Kiesse

    01982HD

    Kin Kiesse is a 1982 documentary film about "Kin" (Kinshasa), the capital of Zaire, and the capital of paradoxes and excesses, commentated on by one...

    Kin Kiesse
  • 2008
    Between the Cup and the Election

    Between the Cup and the Election

    Between the Cup and the Election

    02008HD

    Documentary about Zaire's football team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and what happened to the players afterwards.

    Between the Cup and the Election
  • 1994
    The king, the cow, and the banana tree

    The king, the cow, and the banana tree

    The king, the cow, and the banana tree

    01994HD

    Mweze Ngangura takes us to his native region, Ngweshe, one of he six Bushi kingdoms in the province of Kivu, in Eastern Zaïre. In this region of...

    The king, the cow, and the banana tree
  • 1970
    OKAPI

    OKAPI

    OKAPI

    01970HD

    In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country marked by colonial exploitation and ongoing conflict, the education system faces a deep crisis....

    OKAPI
  • 2026
    Son of Shadow

    Son of Shadow

    Son of Shadow

    02026HD

    Torn from childhood to become a soldier, Alain reveals the invisible scars of war and his struggle to find his place in a world that has cast him...

    Son of Shadow
  • 1970
    Zero

    Zero

    Zero

    01970HD

    Alone on her bed, Bénédicte, a thirty-year-old woman, listens religiously to the tube ZERO by Papa Wemba - dead, recently on the FEMUA...

    Zero
  • 1970
    INATTENTION

    INATTENTION

    INATTENTION

    01970HD

    INATTENTION
  • 2023
    The Burden

    The Burden

    The Burden

    82023HD

    Rodrigue and Reine live with their three children in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. They make their living from a meager yield...

    The Burden
  • 2024
    Tales from the Source

    Tales from the Source

    Tales from the Source

    02024HD

    A gaze on the landscapes of the Democratic Republic of Congo to translate a sense of its unfathomable power, diversity and knowledge. The scenery is...

    Tales from the Source
  • 2021
    Children’s Game #29: La roue

    Children’s Game #29: La roue

    Children’s Game #29: La roue

    02021HD

    Over the city of Lubumbashi looms the mampala or slag heap of the Étoile du Congo cobalt mine, its lower slopes today sifted by the...

    Children’s Game #29: La roue
  • 2021
    Children’s Game #27: Rubi

    Children’s Game #27: Rubi

    Children’s Game #27: Rubi

    02021HD

    With all the charm of flick soccer, Subbuteo, pinball, and other miniature passions, this is played on a small circle of stubby broken-off sticks...

    Children’s Game #27: Rubi
  • 1970
    Chinafrika. mobile

    Chinafrika. mobile

    Chinafrika. mobile

    01970HD

    The documentary film Chinafrika.mobile is tracking the life cycle of a mobile phone. From its birth in the mines in the Kolwezi, DR Congo, to its...

    Chinafrika. mobile
  • 2015
    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko

    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko

    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko

    02015HD

    A short documentary about Roger Jamar, the pioneer of African animated film, made by renowned Congolese animator Jean-Michel Kibushi who also oversaw...

    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko
  • 1970
    Kapita

    Kapita

    Kapita

    01970HD

    Kapita
  • 2020
    Matata

    Matata

    Matata

    02020HD

    The film follows a female protagonist who sits for a posed photography session. The session takes an unexpected turn, spiraling into a series of...

    Matata
  • 1970
    Kima

    Kima

    Kima

    01970HD

    Kima
  • 2026
    Clichés

    Clichés

    Clichés

    02026HD

    In a Kinshasa house, a visit unfolds between two couples where everything seems in place, yet something is slightly off. At the center, Pamela...

    Clichés