Of Mud And Blood
Le sang et la boue
Numbi, a small village
clinging to the mountains of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo,
silently powers the modern world.
Under the shadow of the Nyiragongo volcano,
men, women, and children extract coltan by hand, a mineral essential to our electronic
devices.
Caught between armed groups,
traffickers, and the military, the inhabitants live to the rhythm of an endless
war, where alliances change but misery remains.
While multinational
corporations source through often opaque channels, the miners are mired in an
informal economy that leaves them with nothing.
An immersive journey that
reveals the flip side of our digital comfort: a world where some bury their
dreams in the mud so that we can stay connected to ours.
French theatrical release the 27/08/2025
Swedish theatrical release the 21/11/2025
The film has received
Avance sur Recettes at the French CNC
Best International Documentary Film Durban DIFF
Prix du Jury Rennes-Le-Château FIFI
Produced by Valdès Borsalino and Pallas Films, Arte Cinema and
distributed by Goodfellas, Next Film, RushLake.
