Katanga Business

Directed by Thierry Michel
Produced by Les Films d'Ici
Genres : Documentary - Runtime : 2 h
French release : 15/04/2009
Production year : 2008

Director

Thierry
Michel

Synopsis

After Mobutu, King of Zaire and Congo River, the Belgian director Thierry Michel pursues his
exploration of Central Africa. His new documentary, entitled Katanga Business, is a kind of political economic thriller, which takes place in this south-eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the world’s richest regions in mining resources. While the inhabitants of Katanga continue to live in extreme poverty, multinationals are rivalled by China, newly arrived with its billions of dollars.

Staged on economic war, Katanga Business is a tale of globalisation.

Production photos (7)

Katanga Business

Press book (2)

katanga-business-2009-press-kit-1.pdf

katanga-business-2009-press-kit-2.pdf

Production and distribution

Associate production company : Les Films d'Ici
Foreign production company : Les Films de la Passerelle , RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française
Film export/Foreign Sales : Doc & Film International
French distribution : Pierre Grise Distribution

Full credits

Executive Producer : Serge Lalou
Assistant Director : Gaston Mushid
Screenwriter : Thierry Michel
Director of Photography : Michel Téchy
Sound Recordists : Jean-Luc Fichefet, Gaston Mushid
Editor : Marie Quinton
Music Composer : Marc Hérouet
Sound Mixer : Henri Michiels

Technical details

Feature film
Genres : Documentary
Production language : French
Nationality : Minority French (France, Belgium)
Production year : 2008
French release : 15/04/2009
Runtime : 2 h
Current status : Released
Visa number : 122.345
Visa issue date : 05/03/2009
Approval : Yes
Production formats : 35mm
Screening format : 35mm
Color type : Color
Sound format : Dolby SRD