Blog: Dispatches from Bukavu and Beyond

Monthly Archives: September 2018

Film Review: Netflix’s City of Joy Redefines Hope

Published in Diandra Reviews It All By Diandra Reviews City of Joy Motto: Transforming Pain Into Power Synopsis: Directed by Madeleine Gavin, City of Joy follows the unlikely friendship that develops between Congolese doctor Dr. Denis Mukwege (2016 Nominee for the…

City of Joy: Movie review

Published in Common Sense Media By Renee Schonfeld WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW Parents need to know that City of Joy is a powerful documentary about women and girls of Bukavu, Eastern Congo who have survived rape and been victimized by the horrors of…

The truly hopeful CITY OF JOY hits Netflix Friday

Published in Unseen Films By Steve Kopian Raw visceral painful heart breaking joyous hopeful film about The City of Joy in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a place where women can go to heal and find strength in he face…