Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl
The fights Virunga documents couldn't feel more urgent. This is one of the year's most compelling and important films.
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United Kingdom, Congo · 2014
1h 30m
Director Orlando von Einsiedel
Starring André Bauma, Emmanuel de Merode, Mélanie Gouby, Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo
Genre Documentary, War
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Virunga, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is Africa’s oldest national park, but it is also a contested ground where insurgents seek to topple a profit-hungry government. Here, journalists and rangers take it upon themselves to tackle both challenges -- to save the mountain gorillas and their natural habitat, and to expose political corruption.
Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl
The fights Virunga documents couldn't feel more urgent. This is one of the year's most compelling and important films.
Ever as it casts their future prospects in doubt, Virunga concludes by envying the apes’ perspective most of all.
The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
Showcasing the best and the worst in human nature, Orlando von Einsiedel’s devastating documentary “Virunga” wrenches a startlingly lucid narrative from a sickening web of bribery, corruption and violence.
Slant Magazine by Kenji Fujishima
This is muckraking journalism that moves confidently with the brio of an action thriller.
Los Angeles Times by Sheri Linden
Urgent investigative report and unforgettable drama, Virunga is a work of heart-wrenching tenderness and heart-stopping suspense.
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