FILM

Virunga (2014)

Name: Virunga
Director: Orlando von Einsiedel
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 2014-11-07
Cast: André Bauma, Emmanuel de Merode, Mélanie Gouby, Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo, Vianney Kazarama

Film · 2014 · 100 min · Documentary · War

Conservation is war

Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the land. Among this ongoing power struggle, Virunga also happens to be the last natural habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla. The only thing standing in the way of the forces closing in around the gorillas: a handful of passionate park rangers and journalists fighting to secure the park’s borders and expose the corruption of its enemies. Filled with shocking footage, and anchored by the surprisingly deep and gentle characters of the gorillas themselves, Virunga is a galvanizing call to action around an ongoing political and environmental crisis in the Congo.

Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel

Starring André Bauma, Emmanuel de Merode, Mélanie Gouby, Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo, Vianney Kazarama

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Release dates in United States

In cinemas	7 November 2014
Digital release	Not listed
Physical release	Not listed
First release anywhere	7 November 2014

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