City of Joy is a 2016 documentary film directed and written by Madeleine Gavin. It follows the first class of students at a leadership center in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[1][2]
| City of Joy | |
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| Directed by | Madeleine Gavin |
| Written by | Madeleine Gavin |
| Produced by | Allyson Luchak |
| Starring | Christine Schuler-Deschryver Denis Mukwege Mukengere Eve Ensler |
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| Edited by | Madeleine Gavin |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Countries | United States, Congo |
| Languages | English, French, Swahili |
Premise
editThe east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is a region in which being a woman is hard since she often experiences violence in the wake of a 20-year war, driven by colonialism. In the film, women band together at the leadership center to find a way to handle the horrible experiences that they had to live and to come out on the other side to be leaders and inspirations for other women in the region.[4]
References
edit- ^ Smail, Gretchen (4 September 2018). "City of Joy: the powerful Netflix documentary where 'everything is about love'". The Guardian. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "City of Joy Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "City of Joy Movie Review". Roger Ebert. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Netflix's Piercing Documentary City of Joy Is a Profound Example of the Power of Compassion". Paste Magazine. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
External links
edit- City of Joy. Netflix.
- City of Joy at IMDb
- City of Joy at Rotten Tomatoes
- City of Joy in Congo| url=https://www.cityofjoycongo.org