Isaac Mbuyi, a young Congolese man from Katanga, is 21 years old and works as a ‘creuseur’, or excavator. this means that he digs up cobalt using his bare hands or just a spade, in the abandoned mines in the once flourishing town of Kolwezi. Isaac’s dream is to go to university and through excavating he hopes to earn the money he needs to achieve this. but things are not that simple. the work is arduous and highly dangerous and moreover, excavators are an easy target for malafide dealers and profiteers. Isaac’s motto however is ‘qui ne risque rien, n’a rien’ (nothing ventured nothing gained) but he doesn’t realise that his story will come to a bitter end.
Info
| Title | Wherever there are people, problems are never lacking |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pale Peko Bantu, Mambo Ayikosake |
| Original version | Swahili |
| Status | Completed |
| Category | Docs |
| Year of production | 2008 |
Credits
| Photography | Emmanuel Gras |
|---|---|
| Editing | Bram Van Paesschen |
| Music | Peter Van Laerhoven |
Technical specs
| Running time film | 96' |
|---|---|
| Release format | Beta Digit |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Sound format | Stereo |
| Colour | Colour |
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Last edited on 20 March 2012