Fresh
Urgent investigative report and unforgettable drama, "Virunga" is a work of heart-wrenching tenderness and heart-stopping suspense.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Virunga
Conservation is war
2014 · 1h 40m · Not Rated
Documentary, War
Directed by
Orlando von Einsiedel
Overview
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.
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Fresh
"Virunga" wrenches a startlingly lucid narrative from a sickening web of bribery, corruption and violence.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh
The fights Virunga documents couldn't feel more urgent. This is one of the year's most compelling and important films.
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
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