The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been stricken by war for decades. But little attention is paid to it by the media and the international community. Estimates put the number of victims in the millions, with no end in sight. All parties in the conflict seem to be trapped in a spiral of violence. The disputes are over power, money and access to the country’s valuable natural resources. Belgian film director Thierry Michel has been travelling throughout the Congo with his camera for over 30 years. He has witnessed the struggles and suffering, but also the hopes of the Congolese people. In the film, the speech by doctor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege outlines the story of the relentless violence that has devastated and destroyed the Congo for so long. None of the actors in this drama are spared in this uncompromising film - from Congolese rulers, to neighboring countries, to international institutions. The film draws on the UN Mapping Report, which records the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Congo between March 1993 and June 2003. The report names the perpetrators, which caused unease and was kept secret. The film paints a contrasting picture of a country caught between outrage and solidarity. It speaks out in favor of coming to terms with history, and against forgetting. The film aims to play a role in setting the record straight. After decades of impunity, the film shows, those responsible for crimes must be brought to justice. #documentary #dwdocumentary #dwdocs ______ DW Documentary gives you knowledge beyond the headlines. Watch top documentaries from German broadcasters and international production companies. Meet intriguing people, travel to distant lands, get a look behind the complexities of daily life and build a deeper understanding of current affairs and global events. Subscribe and explore the world around you with DW Documentary. Subscribe to: ⮞ DW Documentary (English): https://www.youtube.com/dwdocumentary ⮞ DW Documental (Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/dwdocumental ⮞ DW Documentary وثائقية دي دبليو (Arabic): https://www.youtube.com/dwdocarabia ⮞ DW Documentary हिन्दी (Hindi): https://www.youtube.com/dwdochindi ⮞ DW Doku (German): https://www.youtube.com/dwdoku For more visit: http://www.dw.com/en/tv/docfilm/s-3610 Follow DW Documentary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwdocumentary/ Follow DW Documental on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwdocumental We kindly ask viewers to read and stick to the DW netiquette policy on our channel: https://p.dw.com/p/MF1G
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One of the worst things I've ever seen or heard of. The amount of suffering is literally unbelievable.
Its hard to overstate just how ineffective the UN has been at administering justice to the murderers of the Congo but the fact they have never to this day released the official report is an utter disgrace to humanity
Telling a mother not to cry over her murdered son or go home. Even they dgaf. A country sitting on gold and drowning in blood. I pray I see the restoration on Africa in my lifetime
The history of Congo is very deep and sad😮😮....from king Leopold of Belgium down to what am watching now...... history full of blood 😢😢😢😢.....
As a Nigerian, it saddens my heart watching war videos from the DRC and Rwanda. I pray for eternal peace and healing.
DW now we need part two of how king Leopold of Belgium committed attrocities against the Congolese People and what happened to Patrice Lumumba...
I was born in 1996, beneath the shadowed tents of those refugee camps in Eastern Congo. The first sound to greet my ears was not a lullaby, but the rattle of an AK-47. My first glimpse of the world was not a mother's smile, but a cold, lifeless body. Clutched to my mother’s chest, we fled through forests thick with death, dodging bullets, stepping over graves, each breath a borrowed miracle. My father did not make it. Nor did many whose names I still whisper in my dreams. For thirteen years, we were hunted like wild beasts, chased not for what we did, but for who we were. Yet I survived. Scarred, but breathing. Now, I writting a memoir named "I survived in millions died body" not only of horror, but of resistance of a soul that refused to die.
This is suffering and misery beyond human comprehension. I could barely hold my tears watching this documentary. Without proper leadership in Congo and the African continent, we as Africans, will never enjoy the resources and potentials of the African continent 😢😢😢😢.
I felt ill after watching this.....I weep for humanity.
They don't even cover the congo in America, without social media we wouldn't have a clue about anything going on around the globe.
The Congo is as big as the whole western Europe , a very large country , it also needs a very large army to protect it from domestic and external enemies
Heartbreaking to see such suffering and injustice. My heart goes to the people of Congo and ney they get the justice they deserve.
Telling that poor woman not to cry is a true symptom of how these atrocities happen. Where is the empathy? Where is the care for your fellow human? May someone or something look over these people and free them from the torment they are under. 💗
This has to be the hardest docu to watch..... 10 mins in and I already cried twice 😢😢😢 when will all these bloodshed end? 😢
difficult to watch such misery inflicted by humans against other humans. just absurd criminality.
Heartbreaking is an understatement if I were to describe this doc. 💔💔💔💔... Ooh no, God. Watching from 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
One more reason I love DW documentaries. Thanks for this piece
The mineral resource of DR Congo is estimated to be $34.1 trillion yet it's the poorest country on earth 😢
The wickedness of man on full display and once again the useless UN was there to witness atrocities and did nothing. Thank you for this powerful documentary. Incredibly sad, I pray Congo can experience peace one day.
Really traumatizing. The amount of injustices should shake the conscience of sane people