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Cemetery State (2010)

Name: Cemetery State
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-10-22T02:06:52+02:00

Documentary | 72 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 72 minuten

Country: Belgium / Netherlands

Directed by: Filip De Boeck

IMDb score: 7,3 (11)

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Cemetery State plot

In 'Cemetery State', Filip De Boeck invites us to visit Kintambo, one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in Kinshasa. The living and dead live side by side in the surrounding Camp Luka slum. Although the cemetery was officially closed by the city authorities two decades ago, people continue to bury their dead there. Young people and children have taken over the management of death. The dead have become their 'toy', and the coffin has become a football to be played and thrown. 'Cemetery State' observes how these young gravediggers, singers and drummers use funeral rites as an alternative platform to challenge their parents and the political-social establishment.