Thierry Michel

Filmes

Empire of Silence
Director
An in-depth account of two assassinations that occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March 2017.
L'École de l'impossible
Writer
Two years in the life of a Belgian college, in Seraing, which tries to put back on track students with chaotic journeys, confronted with violence and social injustice.
L'École de l'impossible
Director
Two years in the life of a Belgian college, in Seraing, which tries to put back on track students with chaotic journeys, confronted with violence and social injustice.
Children of Chance
Director
In the small local school of Cheratte, a former mining town, 11-year old students with and immigrant background are coming to the end of their primary school education with Brigitte. She is a dynamic teacher whose particular pedagogical approach aims to give these pupils a firm foundation to build on in this constantly changing world.
The Man Who Mends Women: The Wrath of Hippocrates
Director
Winner of the Sakharov Prize 2014, Doctor Mukwege is internationally known as the man who mends thousands of women who have been raped during the 20 years of conflicts in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the poorest countries on the planet, despite its extremely rich sub-soil. His endless struggle to put an end to these atrocities and denounce the impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators is not welcome. At the end of 2012, the Doctor was the target of another attempt on his life, which he miraculously survived. Threatened with death, this doctor with an exceptional destiny now lives cloistered in his hospital in Bukavu under the protection of the United Nation peacekeepers. But he is no longer alone in his struggle. The women to whom he has restored physical integrity and dignity, stand beside him, true activists for peace, hungry for justice.
L'affaire Chebeya, un crime d'Etat?
Writer
3 de junho de 2010, Floribert Chebeya, militante congolês dos direitos humanos e diretor da ONG La Voix des sans voix , é achado assassinado no seu carro.
L'affaire Chebeya, un crime d'Etat?
Director
3 de junho de 2010, Floribert Chebeya, militante congolês dos direitos humanos e diretor da ONG La Voix des sans voix , é achado assassinado no seu carro.
Katanga Business
Writer
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.
Katanga Business
Director
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.
Congo River
Writer
Following the great explorers’ footsteps, “Congo River” takes us up one of the world’s greatest river basins, from its mouth to its source. All the way along its 2,716 miles, we pass places that testify to the country’s tumultuous history, and encounter the ghosts of those who shaped its destiny: Stanley, the explorer, Leopold II, the colonizer, Mobutu, the despot. We also cross paths with an entire people – boatmen guiding their dugout canoes, fishermen, traveling salesmen, military personnel and rebels, women and children – searching for light and dignity.
Congo River
Director
Following the great explorers’ footsteps, “Congo River” takes us up one of the world’s greatest river basins, from its mouth to its source. All the way along its 2,716 miles, we pass places that testify to the country’s tumultuous history, and encounter the ghosts of those who shaped its destiny: Stanley, the explorer, Leopold II, the colonizer, Mobutu, the despot. We also cross paths with an entire people – boatmen guiding their dugout canoes, fishermen, traveling salesmen, military personnel and rebels, women and children – searching for light and dignity.
Iran, Fundamentalism vs. Modernism
Cinematography
Depicts contemporary Iran at a turning point in its history, exposing both an extreme fundamentalism being fostered by its leadership and the seeds for change in its youth culture.
Iran, Fundamentalism vs. Modernism
Narrator (voice)
Depicts contemporary Iran at a turning point in its history, exposing both an extreme fundamentalism being fostered by its leadership and the seeds for change in its youth culture.
Iran, Fundamentalism vs. Modernism
Director
Depicts contemporary Iran at a turning point in its history, exposing both an extreme fundamentalism being fostered by its leadership and the seeds for change in its youth culture.
Mobutu, King of Zaire
Director
This film is the result of more than two years of work tracking down archive material and witnesses close to Mobutu in Africa, Europe and the U.S. More than 950 hours of footage have been seen by the world. Among the 104 hours selected as the basis for this film, are 30 hours of archives recently discovered in Kinshasa and never before released. Completing these exceptional documents, are more than 50 hours of interviews with those close to the former president and the events surrounding his reign, conducted by the director in Kinshasa, Brussels, Paris and Washington. Like a vast historical puzzle, this film pieces together the tragic history of a country, and its self-styled leader - the dictator, Mobutu Sese Seko, "King of Zaïre".
Mobutu, King of Zaire
Writer
This film is the result of more than two years of work tracking down archive material and witnesses close to Mobutu in Africa, Europe and the U.S. More than 950 hours of footage have been seen by the world. Among the 104 hours selected as the basis for this film, are 30 hours of archives recently discovered in Kinshasa and never before released. Completing these exceptional documents, are more than 50 hours of interviews with those close to the former president and the events surrounding his reign, conducted by the director in Kinshasa, Brussels, Paris and Washington. Like a vast historical puzzle, this film pieces together the tragic history of a country, and its self-styled leader - the dictator, Mobutu Sese Seko, "King of Zaïre".
Donka, X-Ray of an African Hospital
Director
This film follows daily life in the largest public hospital in the Republic of Guinea, Donka Hospital in Conakry.
Les derniers colons
Director
Documentary directed by Thierry Michel.
A fleur de terre
Director
Gosses de Rio
Director
Hôtel particulier
Director
How to live in a prison when you have to serve a long sentence. Six inmates express themselves before the camera, telling about their everyday experiences, their feelings, their hopes and distress. Six prisoners but also six human beings who try to retain their dignity.
Hiver 60
Director
The Damned
A group of Nazis and sympathizers board a submarine bound for South America in the hopes of finding shelter.
Zaïre, le cycle du serpent
Director