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Butembo, History of a Culture (2022)

Name: Butembo, History of a Culture
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-06-21T11:18:19+02:00

Documentary | 79 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 79 minuten

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Directed by: Tresor Salikbo

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Butembo, History of a Culture plot

One of the largest cities in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo was once a village called Butembo. Now Butembo Town is a large city of more than half a million inhabitants. The documentary zooms in on the people who live there, the origins of the city, the culture and the economy. Both the revival of traditional culture and the origin of the Yira people are discussed in this film. But what are Butembo's growing challenges as a city?