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Wednesday 22 November 2017 - 11:08
Mama Colonel
72, France, Congo, 2017
Screenplay: Dieudo Hamadi
Cinematographer: Dieudo Hamadi
Editor: Anne Renardet
Producer: Cinedoc films
Distribution/Sales: Ananda Films
Synopsis:
Colonel Honorine, more commonly known as "Mama Colonel", works for the Congolese police force and heads the unit for the protection of minors and the fight against sexual violence. Having worked for 15 years in Bukavu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she learns she is transferred to Kisangani. There, she finds herself faced with new challenges.
Filmography:
2009 Zero Tolerance
Ladies in Waiting;
2013Atalaku; 62 min.
2014 National Diploma; 90 min.
2017 Maman Colonelle
Festivals and Awards:
2017 HotDocs Film Festival
Grand Prize, 2017 Cinema du Reel Documentary Festival
Jury Prize, 2017 Berlinale Film Festival
Best Forum Film, Tagesspiegel Prize 2017 Berlinale Film Festival
2017 AFI Docs Documentary Film Festival
Story Code: 2741