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Katanga Business is a belge film of genre Documentary directed by Thierry Michel
Katanga Business (2009)
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Add to a movie listLength 1h30
Directed by Thierry Michel
OriginBelgique
Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Environmental films, La mondialisation, Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentaire sur le monde du travail
Rating68%
Katanga Business is a 2009 film by Belgian director Thierry Michel that explores the mining industry in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The province of Katanga in the south east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has huge mineral riches including uranium, zinc, copper and cobalt.Comments
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