City of Joy (2016)

Xrysoi > 2016 Δράμα Έγκλημα Ντοκιμαντέρ

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This film follows the first class of students at a remarkable
leadership center in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region
often referred to as “the worst place in the world to be a woman.” These
women have been through unspeakable violence spurred on by a 20 year
war driven by colonialism and greed. In the film, they band together
with the three founders of this center: Dr. Denis Mukwege (2016 Nominee
for the Nobel Peace Prize), radical playwright and activist Eve Ensler
(“The Vagina Monolgoues”) and human rights activist, Christine
Schuler-Deschryver, to find a way to create meaning in their lives even
when all that was meaningful to them has long been stripped away. In
this ultimately uplifting film, we witness the tremendous resilience as
these women transform their devastation into powerful forms of
leadership for their beloved country.