Kinshasa Symphony (2010)
3.9 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 35min
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- Synopsis:
Two hundred orchestral musicians are playing Beethovens Ninth - 'Freude schoener Goetterfunken'. A power cut strikes just a few bars before the last movement. Problems like this are the least of the worries facing the only symphony orchestra in the Congo. In the 15 years of its existence, the musicians have survived two putsches, various crises and a war. But concentration on the music and hopes for a better future keeps them going. 'Kinshasa Symphony' is a study of people in one of the worlds most chaotic cities doing their best to maintain one of the most complex systems of joint human endeavour: a symphony orchestra. The film is about the Congo, the people in Kinshasa and the power of music. - Actors:
- Joseph Masunda Lutete, Albert Nlanzu Matubanza, Nathalie Angwanguilo Bahati, Armand Wabasolele Diangienda, Trésor Sikabaka Wamba, Mirelle Mambueni Kinkina, Hértier Mayimbi Mbuangi, Papy Tamba Nkituzeyi, Joséphine Mpongo Nsimba, Félix Lusonga Aluma, Jhonny Nsiampa Balongi, Franck Lokombe Bambale, Jacques Nansala Banzangadio, Charlène Buetuvuidi Bayandila, Dina Carime Bilolo
- Directors:
- Claus Wischmann, Martin Baer
- Producers:
- Stefan Pannen, Holger Preuße
- Writers:
- Claus Wischmann, Petra Schmitz
- Studio:
- C Major
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
- Countries:
- Germany
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- Release Date:
- Not available for rental
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes