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CONGO

by Marius Holst

synopsis

In the spring of 2009 two Norwegian adventurers, Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland, are accused of killing their hired chauffeur just before crossing into the eastern Congo. The following manhunt starts a political and diplomatic headache.

international title: Congo
original title: Mordene i Kongo
country: Norway, Sweden, Germany
sales agent: TrustNordisk
year: 2018
genre: fiction
directed by: Marius Holst
film run: 128'
release date: NO 26/10/2018
screenplay: Stephen Uhlander
cast: Aksel Hennie, Tobias Santelmann, Ine F. Jansen, Dennis Storhøi, Tone Danielsen, Anthony Oseyemi, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Milton Schorr, Benike Palfi, Christopher Staib
cinematography by: John Andreas Andersen
film editing: Oliver Bugge Coutté, Søren B. Ebbe, Vidar Flataukan, Sverrir Kristjánsson
art director: Peter Mullan
costumes designer: Tracey Berg
music: Johannes Ringen, Johan Söderqvist
producer: Christian Fredrik Martin, Asle Vatn
co-producer: Bo Ehrhardt, Tomas Eskilsson, Raimond Goebel, Rebecka Lafrenz, Mimmi Spång
executive producer: Aksel Hennie, Lone Korslund, Rasmus Krogh
associate producer: Simon Ofenloch, Stian Tveiten
line producer: Mouns Overgaard, Anna Walton, Tina Winholt
production: Friland, Garagefilm International AB, Nimbus Film, Pandora Filmproduktion
backing: Film i Väst

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