Makala (2017)

Title: Makala

Original Title: Makala

Release Date: 2017-12-06

Status: Released

Rating: 6.9/10 (from 11 votes)

Language: FR

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: Bathysphere Productions, Ciné+, Canal+ International, Les Films du Losange, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Kabwita, a young man living with his wife and daughters in Kolwezi, a town in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dreams of buying land to build a house. To do so, he produces charcoal (makala), extracted from the ashes of a mighty hardwood tree. Carrying the sacks of charcoal on the back of his bicycle, he embarks on a dangerous journey to sell them on the market.