Makala

Category: Documentary
Kabwita, a young man living with his wife and daughters in Kolwezi, a town in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dreams of buying land to build a house. To do so, he produces charcoal (makala), extracted from the ashes of a mighty hardwood tree. Carrying the sacks of charcoal on the back of his bicycle, he embarks on a dangerous journey to sell them on the market.

Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 2017-12-06
Run time: 97 minute / 1:37
Director: Emmanuel Gras
Website: https://www.kinolorber.com/film/makala
Production Companies : Bathysphere Productions, Ciné+, Canal+ International, Les Films du Losange, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Production Country: France