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Katanga Business

Katanga Business

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 1, 2009

Runtime

2h 0m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

80%

Original Title

Katanga Business

Production Companies

Les Films d'Ici, Les Films de la Passerelle, RTBF

Director

Thierry Michel

Description

After Mobutu, King of Zaire and Congo River, the Belgian director Thierry Michel pursues his exploration of Central Africa. His new documentary, entitled Katanga Business, is a kind of political economic thriller, which takes place in this south-eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the world’s richest regions in mining resources. While the inhabitants of Katanga continue to live in extreme poverty, multinationals are rivalled by China, newly arrived with its billions of dollars.