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Makala is a french film of genre Drama directed by Emmanuel Gras released in USA on 24 august 2018

Makala (2017)

Makala
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Released in USA 24 august 2018
Length 1h36
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Documentary
Rating75% 3.7831353.7831353.7831353.7831353.783135

Makala est un documentaire français réalisé par Emmanuel Gras et sorti en 2017. Le film reçoit le Grand prix de la Semaine de la critique au Festival de Cannes 2017.

Synopsis

C'est un documentaire tourné dans la région sud du Katanga, autour de Kolwezi, en République démocratique du Congo. Kabwita Kasongo, un jeune congolais pauvre, marié et père de trois filles, habite une case sommaire en adobe dans un village rural traditionnel et veut améliorer sa maison avec un toit de qualité. Pour cela, il projette d'acheter une quinzaine de tôles ondulées dans la ville voisine. C'est pourquoi il entreprend de se consacrer, comme de nombreux pauvres de la région, à la fabrication de charbon de bois (makala en swahili). Cette tâche immense consiste d'abord à abattre un arbre monumental à l'aide d'une hache élémentaire, à transporter et déplacer de gros blocs de bois et des branches volumineuses au prix d'efforts surhumains, puis de le transformer à la hache en une multitude de petits blocs de bois et de petites bûches. Après de longs jours de lutte harassante contre le géant végétal, il dispose le bois en un imposant dôme de plusieurs mètres cubes qu'il doit ensuite recouvrir soigneusement d'une bonne couche de terre. Puis il aménage quelques trous dans le dôme et met le feu à l'ensemble qui va se consumer lentement pour former le précieux makala. Enfin, Kabwita éteint chaque bûchette noircie en crachant dessus des gorgées d'eau.

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