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Colonel Honorine, commonly known as “Mama Colonel”, works for the Congolese police force and heads the unit for the protection of minors and the fight against sexual violence. Having worked for 15 years in Bukavu, east of the Republic of the Congo, she learns she is transferred to Kisangani, where she will face new challenges. Through the portrait of this brave and tenacious woman, who fights for justice to be done, this film addresses the issue of violence towards women and children and the difficulty of overcoming the past wars. Shown at the Forum sidebar at the Berlin Film Festival 2017.
Dieudo Hamadi
Nasceu em 1984, em Kisangani, República do Congo. Estudou medicina na Universidade de Kisangani e posteriormente frequentou cursos de documentário. Dirigiu curtas como Zero Tolerance (2009) e Ladies in Waiting (2009). Em 2013, fez seu primeiro longa, Atalaku, seguido no ano seguinte por Examen d'état. Ambos os filmes foram exibidos em festivais internacionais, como o Cinéma du Réel.
