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Monos
Why this pick
Its isolated young fighters, unstable command structure and mountain-jungle setting create the same physically immediate sense of war as disorientation, where survival steadily erodes trust.
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MOVIE2018 1h 31m BEL
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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The Mercy of the Jungle
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
War-weary Sergeant Xavier (Marc Zinga) and fresh recruit Private Faustin (Bak) are accidentally separated from their Rwandan battalion inside Congolese territory when it is called out suddenly on nighttime raid. They face a lack of water, food, and threats from malaria and jungle wildlife. The two seek to reunite with the battalion by heading westward but must remain wary of interacting with the local population given Congolese antipathy to the Rwandan Army and the presence of irregular rebel factions.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Stéphane Bak
Private Faustin