‘Congo Boy’ Review: Rafiki Fariala Finds Poetry in War Displacement
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The film “Congo Boy” opens with a big setpiece set in a dance club. The camera follows two young men as they walk around searching for someone, the audience immediately thrown into a vibrant milieu of throbbing music and writhing bodies.
Before they can settle in, some soldiers enter the club and start firing away, scaring patrons. Congolese filmmaker Rafiki Fariala finds poetry in the chaos of war displacement.
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