La Belle at the Movies

Kinshasa is a city of 10 million people without a single cinema La Belle at the Movies examines the decline of the movie business in the Democratic Republic of the Congos capital city by putting us in touch with audiences cut adrift from their beloved theaters Through passionate insightful and deeply nostalgic interviews with filmmakers cinema owners government officials and film lovers Cecilia Zoppellettos lyrical documentary reveals complex politics and past events inexorably linked to the fate of the movies an industry feeling orphaned but living in hope for a brighter future