Virunga (film)

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Movie
Original title Virunga
Country of production United Kingdom , Congo
original language English , French , Swahili
Publishing year 2014
length 90 minutes
Rod
Director Orlando from Einsiedel
script Orlando from Einsiedel
production Joanna Natasegara
Orlando from Einsiedel
music Patrick Jonsson
camera Franklin Dow
cut Masahiro Hirakubo ,
Katie Bryer ,
Miikka Leskinen ,
St. John O'Rorke ,
Peta Ridley
Joanna Natasegara and Orlando von Einsiedel thank for the Peabody Award (2015)

Virunga is a British documentary from the year 2014 . Actor Leonardo DiCaprio was involved as executive producer.

action

The film observes the French journalist Mélanie Gouby and several park rangers in the Virunga National Park who are trying to protect this oldest national park in Africa. The park is the last habitat of the endangered mountain gorillas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site . In the film, the ranger team consists primarily of the gorillas who are in charge of the gorillas and the Belgian conservationist Emmanuel de Merode , the head of the national park. The task of the rangers is to protect the world cultural heritage from armed poachers and militias.

The greatest threat to the park, however, is the efforts of the British oil company SOCO International to investigate oil deposits in the area of ​​the national park.

In May 2012, a new armed conflict broke out when the rebel group M23 declared war on the government. This war poses a threat to the people in the area as well as to nature and animals in the national park.

Awards (selection)

The film was nominated in 2015 for an Oscar in the category “Best Documentary” . The production has also received awards at various film festivals and was nominated for the British Academy Film Award for best documentary film in 2015 .

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