The Mercy of the Jungle
By Joël Karekezi
Country: Belgium, France
Languages: French, Swahili
Original title: The Mercy of the Jungle
Casting: Marc Zinga, Stéphane Bak
Production year: 2018
Runtime: 01h31
Production company: Neon Rouge Production, Tact Production
At the outbreak of the Second Congo War, Sergeant Xavier and young private Faustin, are accidentally left behind in the jungle. With only each other to count on, they embark on an odyssey across the most violent forest on earth, facing the depths of their own war-torn souls.
Toronto IFF 2018 – Discovery
FIFF Namur 2018 – Competition
Milano FF 2018 – Feature Film Competition
Chicago IFF 2018 – New Directors Competition – Silver Hugo Award
JCC Carthage – Feature Fiction Competition
FICCI Cartagena 2019 – World Fiction
Afrikamera 2018 – Opening Film
IFFI Goa 2018 – ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal Competition
Festival Khouribga 2018 – Best Screenplay Award & Best Supporting Role Award for Stephen Bak
IFFR Rotterdam 2019 – Bright Future
Göteborg FF 2019 – Five Continents
FESPACO 2019 – Opening Film – Etalon d’Or de Yennenga – Best Actor for Marc Zinga
AFI Silver New African Film Festival 2019
FICBAQ 2019 – Blue Lobster Competition
Luxor African Film Festival 2019 – Freedom Official Competition
ATESIB! African Film Festival Tel Aviv 2019
African Film Festival New Zealand Trust 2019
Vues d’Afrique IFF 2019 – Opening Film
Mooov Film Festival 2019
Seattle IFF 2019
African Film Festival New York 2019
World Cinema Amsterdam 2021 / Focus Africa section – Audience Award
« A cinema that knows how to film the forest - beyond its limpid pacifist message - has things to say. » - Libération
« As a warrior who has been shot down and overtaken by his own humanity, the Belgian actor Marc Zinga is overwhelming. » - Télérama
