A Country More Beautiful Than Before (2018)
A film about Congo, made in Brussels.
The wanderings of a retail trader, Jean-Simon, sketch the contours of a microcosmic informal economy in Congolese society. The financial urgency of everyday life is permeated by the political situation in Congo: a larger, more abstract urgency, which the diaspora experiences from a distance. The film finds itself somewhere in between these two imperatives, between here and somewhere else, the past and the present, small money and big money.
Director: Hannes Verhoustraete
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 66 min
Release Date: December 5, 2018
Editing: Geoffroy Cernaix, Hannes Verhoustraete
Production: Cassette for Timescapes
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Country More Beautiful Than Before about?
- The wanderings of a retail trader, Jean-Simon, sketch the contours of a microcosmic informal economy in Congolese society. The financial urgency of everyday life is permeated by the political situation in Congo: a larger, more abstract urgency, which the diaspora experiences from a distance. The film finds itself somewhere in between these two imperatives, between here and somewhere else, the past and the present, small money and big money.
- Who directed A Country More Beautiful Than Before?
- A Country More Beautiful Than Before was directed by Hannes Verhoustraete.
- How long is A Country More Beautiful Than Before?
- A Country More Beautiful Than Before has a runtime of 1h 6m (66 minutes).
- What genre is A Country More Beautiful Than Before?
- A Country More Beautiful Than Before is a Documentary film.