Berlin International Film Festival 2024, BFI London Film Festival 2024, Visions du Reel 2024
Winner: Special Jury Award in the International Feature Film Section,Visions du Reel
Darkness falls over Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and its 17 million inhabitants. It is just before Christmas and people are struggling to gain access to electric light. Kudi is mobilising the residents of his Kisenso neighbourhood to collect money for a new power cable. On Mount Mangengenge, a holy place overlooking the city, Pastor Gédéon delivers a sermon about the light of Christ as the path to life and truth. Davido is searching for a place to stay after his house was flooded by the Congo River. Together with other young men, he kills time by working out and dreams of a better future.
Nelson Makengo is a Congolese director, visual artist and producer whose work oscillates between contemporary art and cinema. Rising Up At Night is his first feature film.
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