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Summary
An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- You want to half-watch while scrolling
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 85Audiences 80GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer95%
Metascore75
Audience score84%
IMDb7.5
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9693Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 36 more
Released
2017
September 1, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryWarLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
Congo - Kinshasa
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
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
- Daniel McCabe Director, Producer
Production · 10
- Joslyn Barnes Executive Producer
- Michael Cohl Executive Producer
- Thomas Brunner Executive Producer
- Karol Martesko Executive Producer
- Martin Fisher Executive Producer
- William Ashley Chapman Executive Producer
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