Victoire Terminus is a French 2008 documentary film about women's boxing in Kinshasa.[1]
| Victoire Terminus | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye |
| Screenplay by | Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye |
| Produced by | Sciapode |
| Cinematography | Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye |
| Edited by | Yannick Coutheron |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | France |
Synopsis
editSummer 2006, Kinshasa. Martini, Jeannette, Hélène and Rosette spend everyday sparring with Coach Judex in the old Tata Rafael stadium; the same one where Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in 1974 during one of the most legendary matches in boxing. At dawn, thousands of people from the ghetto come to train and political parties rally. While others fight for the Presidency of Congo, Judex struggles to organise a woman's boxing tournament with very little money... Kinshasa sings, Kinshasa starves and Judex's girls try to survive, they're realistic but still full of hope. A film about women in a country where men have gone crazy.[2]
Awards
edit- London Film Festival (2008)
References
edit- ^ "Victoire Terminus". Variety. 9 February 2008. Archived from the original (review) on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ Dowling, Siobhán (15 February 2008). "Congo's Female Boxers Float Like Butterflies, Sting Like Bees" (Interview with Renaud Barret). Der Spiegel. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)
External links
editVictoire Terminus, Kinshasa at IMDb
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