Wherever There Are People, Problems Are Never Lacking

Original Title: Pale Peko Bantu, Mambo Ayikosake

96' | 2008 (Completed)

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Director:	Bram Van Paesschen
Producer:	Paul Peyskens
Writer:	Bram Van Paesschen

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Isaac Mbuyi, a Congolese man from Katanga, is 21 years old and works as an excavator digging up cobalt. But his dream to go to university will never be realised...

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Isaac Mbuyi, a Congolese man from Katanga, is 21 years old and works as an excavator, digging 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 this is a way of making money for that. But things are not that simple: the work is arduous and highly dangerous; moreover, excavators are easy targets for crooked dealers and profiteers. Isaac's motto 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.
Isaac Mbuyi, un jeune Congolais de Katanga, a 21 ans et travaille en tant que « creuseur », ou excavateur. Cela signifie qu’il creuse dans le cobalt avec ses mains nues ou juste une pelle dans une mine abandonnée de Kolwezi, ancienne ville florissante. Isaac veut aller à l’université et, en creusant, il espère gagner assez d’argent pour réaliser son rêve. Mais les choses ne sont pas aussi simples. Le travail est ardu et très dangereux. De plus, les creuseurs sont des cibles faciles pour les malfaiteurs et profiteurs. La devise d’Isaac est cependant « qui ne risque rien, n’a rien », mais il ne se rend pas compte que son histoire prend un tournant dangereux.

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Director
Bram Van Paesschen
Producer
Paul Peyskens
Writer
Bram Van Paesschen
Editing
Bram Van Paesschen
Photography
Emmanuel Gras
Music
Peter Van Laerhoven

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Film
Category
Doc
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
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2008
Production status
Completed
Original title
Pale Peko Bantu, Mambo Ayikosake
Original language
Swahili

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96'
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
stereo (2.0)
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Digital Betacam
Colour
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Wherever There Are People, Problems Are Never Lacking

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Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Editing

Photography

Music

Format

Creation details

Type

Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Available formats

Colour