Summary
Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the land.
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- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 98Audiences 85GoodWatch 90
Tomatometer100%
Metascore95
Audience score93%
IMDb8.1
User score8.0
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 96100Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2014
November 7, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryWarLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchSwahiliMade in
Congo - Kinshasa
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Orlando von Einsiedel Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 2
- Leonardo DiCaprio Executive Producer
- Joanna Natasegara Producer
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