City of Joy (2016 film)

City of Joy is a 2016 documentary film directed and written by Madeleine Gavin. It follows the first class of students at a leadership center in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.[1][2]

City of Joy
Directed byMadeleine Gavin
Produced byAllyson Luchak
Written byMadeleine Gavin
StarringChristine Schuler-Deschryver
Denis Mukwege Mukengere
Eve Ensler
Music by
Cinematography
  • Taylor Krauss
  • Lisa Rinzler
Edited byMadeleine Gavin
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • November 11, 2016 (2016-11-11) (DOC NYC)
  • September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States, Congo
LanguageEnglish, French, Swahili

The film was released by Netflix on September 7, 2018.[3]

Premise

The Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is a region where being a woman is hard, often experiencing violence in the wake of a 20 year long war driven by colonialism. In the film, women band together at the leadership center to find a way to handle the horrible experiences they've had to live through and come out on the other side to be leaders and inspirations for other women in the region.[4]

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References
  1. "City of Joy: the powerful Netflix documentary where 'everything is about love'". The Guardian. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  2. "City of Joy Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  3. "City of Joy Movie Review". Roger Ebert. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  4. "Netflix's Piercing Documentary City of Joy Is a Profound Example of the Power of Compassion". Paste Magazine. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
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