Atalaku (2013)

Name: Atalaku
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-08-08T08:07:52+02:00
Rating: 2.25

Documentary | 62 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 62 minuten

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo / France

Directed by: Dieudo Hamadi

IMDb score: 6,2 (10)

Releasedate: 1 January 2013

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Atalaku plot

The 2011 presidential election was the second free election since the Democratic Republic of Congo's independence in 1960. Offering a unique inside look, this documentary follows Gaylor, a pastor, who sells his services to the highest-paying candidate. He takes care of advertising in the street, mobilizes musicians for a campaign song. But Gaylor constantly comes face to face with a disaffected population. Filmmaker Diedonne Hamadi follows Gaylor closely in the run-up to election day. The atmosphere is charged. The anger of the population at their poverty determines the final polls, the elections end in chaos. Gaylor is left disillusioned and disappointed.