Film Movement is out with the first official trailer for a film from Congo titled The Mercy of the Jungle, from Rwandan filmmaker Joël Karekezi.
The Mercy of the Jungle is a road movie that deals with wars in Congo through the eyes of two lost soldiers in the jungle by showcasing their struggle, weakness and hope. It tells the story of two Rwandan soldiers separated from their military unit at the beginning of the Second Congo War and their struggle to survive in a hostile jungle environment amidst intense armed conflict.
The film stars Marc Zinga and Stéphane Bak, Ibrahim Ahmed “Pino”, Nirere Shanel, Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, and Michael Wawuyo.
War-weary Sergeant Xavier (Marc Zinga) and fresh recruit Private Faustin (Stéphane Bak) are separated from their Rwandan battalion inside Congolese territory when it is called out suddenly on night-time raid. They face a lack of water, food, and threats from malarial fever and all the jungle wildlife.
The two seek to reunite with the battalion by heading westward but must remain wary of interacting with the local population given Congolese antipathy to the Rwandan Army and the presence of irregular rebel factions.
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