Kinshasa and its inhabitants are in darkness. They wait and struggle to get access to light. Between hope, disappointment and religious faith, Tongo Saa is a subtle and fragmented portrait of a population that, despite the challenges, is sublimated by the beauty of Kinshasa's nights.
Rising up at night
A film by
“a film which rises to the challenge of filming darkness, without ever losing sight of the daily resistance and resourcefulness of a population facing a truly difficult situation”
![Square Eyes - 74_IFB_Panorama_bw](https://squareeyesfilm.com/content/uploads/2023/12/74_IFB_Panorama_bw-300x153.jpg)
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“a film which rises to the challenge of filming darkness, without ever losing sight of the daily resistance and resourcefulness of a population facing a truly difficult situation”
![Square Eyes - 74_IFB_Panorama_bw](https://squareeyesfilm.com/content/uploads/2023/12/74_IFB_Panorama_bw-300x153.jpg)
![Square Eyes - CROPPED-Lauriers-20249](https://squareeyesfilm.com/content/uploads/2024/03/CROPPED-Lauriers-20249-300x260.png)