We Too Walked on the Moon
We Too Walked on the Moon is a 2009 film directed by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda.
| We Too Walked on the Moon | |
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| Directed by | Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda |
| Produced by | Dipanda Yo! |
| Screenplay by | Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda |
| Starring | Jean Goubald Kalala Dorcas Mbombo Kabongo Jean Shaka Tshipamba Virginie Malonda Dominique Mpundu |
| Music by | Maria Baratta |
| Cinematography | Olivier Pulinckx |
| Edited by | Marc Recchia |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
| Country | Algeria Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Synopsis
The movie is set in 1969 in Kinshasa, Congo, amid the American moon landings on July 21 of that year. Husband and wife couple Tanga and Nika wait for Sister Mwezi to spend a "Moon" evening with Nika's brother Muntu-wa-Bantu. However, the nun does not appear. The Moon is full. Muntu-wa-Bantu holds the transistor radio up to his ear as he stares at the Moon. He wants to see the first steps of mankind on the Moon for himself, but cannot reconcile the radio commentary with what he sees. Questioning the Moon's distance from the Earth, Muntu-wa-Bantu decides that he too will walk on the Moon.
External links
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)
- We Too Walked on the Moon at IMDb
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