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Dieudonné Kabongo

Dieudonné Kabongo

Nacimiento : 1950-01-01, Katanga, Belgian Congo

Muerte : 2011-10-11

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Dieudonné Kabongo (1950 – October 11, 2011) was a Congolese-born Belgian comedian, humorist, musician and actor. Kabongo co-starred in the 2000 film, Lumumba, portraying Godefroid Munongo. He was the first comedian of African descent to achieve widespread popularity in Belgium. Kabongo was born in 1950 in Katanga, Belgian Congo, which is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. He immigrated to Belgium in 1970. He originally studied electromechanical engineering in Virton, Belgium, before embarking on a self-apprenticeship in theater and writing. In 1984, Kabongo and fellow actor Mirko Popovitch jointly won the First Prize at the Festival International du Rire de Rochefort. His film credits included Identity Pieces in 1998, the 2000 film Lumumba, directed by Raoul Peck, and the 2005 film, Le Couperet, directed by Costa-Gavras. He was awarded the lifetime achievement award by the Africa Filmfestival in 2010. For his role in The Invader, he received a Magritte Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Kabongo collapsed and died during a performance on stage at a cultural center in Jette, a district of Brussels, on October 11, 2011, at the age of 61. Source: Article "Dieudonné Kabongo" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Dieudonné Kabongo

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The Notorious Guys

The Notorious Guys

Mr. M'Bokami

Steven, a pupil in a special-needs class, learns that his school has won a trip to Alcabideche, Portugal. He is overjoyed to get the chance to finally see his homeland. Once there, he decides to conduct his own holidays...

Omar

Debut en el largometraje de Nicolas Provost, autor de galardonados cortos. El fim narra la odisea de Amadou, un africano que es arrastrado por el mar a una playa del sur de Europa. El destino lo lleva a Bruselas, donde, lleno de optimismo, trata de labrarse un futuro mejor.

One Step Forward

One Step Forward

Djidje

A small craftsman disappears, his brother, a grocer, searches for him and… to his surprise, he finds a misappropriation of Humanitarian Aid! Someone's lining their pockets, but who? And what is the little craftsman doing in there? Investigation, twists and turns, suspenses, prosecutions and murders follow! But, beyond this form, the substance never ceases to be present, namely: why do those who need it most accept to see a large part of the international donations intended for them disappear?

Kongo

Kongo lives in Brussels, in the « Matongé » district on which he is writing a book. His editor wants a kind of traveller’s book spiced with ethnic ingredients. However, the writer is inspired by the vision of the complex and tormented souls that he meets anywhere, night and day. Kongo Congo follows invisible threads connected to Congolese history and its ghosts. How is it possible to hold on in this chaotic history? By having «juju», selfconfidence, and Beatrice’s love.

Les Habits neufs du gouverneur

Les Habits neufs du gouverneur

Narrator (voice)

Quinlan Longus

Bruno Davert es un alto ejecutivo que trabaja desde hace quince años en una fábrica de papel. Debido a la reestructuración económica de la empresa, él y cientos de empleados son despedidos de la noche a la mañana. En principio la medida no le preocupa; es joven (ronda los cuarenta), tiene una preparación excelente y confía en encontrar pronto un puesto de trabajo similar. Tres años después, aún sin trabajo, sólo piensa en sobrevivir y garantizar el futuro de su familia. Por ello, decide, con la ayuda de un arma, pasar a la acción y aniquilar a la competencia de una forma ordenada y lógica. Al mismo tiempo prepara el asalto a la Corporación Arcadia, el último obstáculo entre él y el puesto laboral que ansía.

Godefroid Munungo

The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Using newly discovered historical evidence, Haitian-born and later Congo-raised writer and director Raoul Peck renders an emotional and tautly woven account of the mail clerk and beer salesman with a flair for oratory and an uncompromising belief in the capacity of his homeland to build a prosperous nation independent of its former Belgian overlords. Lumumba emerges here as the heroic sacrificial lamb dubiously portrayed by the international media and led to slaughter by commercial and political interests in Belgium, the United States, the international community, and Lumumba's own administration; a true story of political intrigue and murder where political entities, captains of commerce, and the military dovetail in their quest for economic and political hegemony.

Simpson

This is the real story of Frans Van Reeth, a small time crook who spent most of his life in jail. In an hour and a half we learn all about the love of his life, his inmates, his adventures in and out of prison and the way he ends up.

Dustman

La historia retrata el encuentro entre dos mundos: el de Georges, un hombre con Síndrome de Down , y el de Harry, un ejecutivo . Harry, cuyo único alimento cotidiano es la artificialidad del pensamiento positivo, tiene mucho que aprender de Georges. El octavo día, ese que no figura en ningún calendario, que nunca termina, se manifiesta en el choque entre el orden y la anarquía, la razón y la locura.

The Draughtsmen Clash

The Draughtsmen Clash

Papa National

This film tells the story of the president of a fictitious African nation who spends a sleepless night playing checkers with a pot-smoking vagabond who claims to be the all-round champion. However, the rules of the game entail the opponents howling vulgar and foul obscenities at one another. The champion proceeds to insult, and trounce, the President. His reward, and his fate, will not surprise anyone.

Krapatchouk, al este del desdén

Krapatchouk, al este del desdén

Mahmoud

Prajevitza es un lugar pequeño, agradable, aunque con mucho paro. Dos emigrantes de esta república del Este intentan regresar a casa y descubren con horror que su país no aparece en los mapas de los ferrocarriles franceses. Ahí arranca el enredo cómico de esta simpática parábola sobre la Europa de las nacionalidades.

An Italian Don Juan and his friend from zaïre are looking for the maternity ward called 'Sacred Heart'.