Movie

Virunga

“Conservation is war”

★ 7.9(234)20141h 40m

Documentary War

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Director: Orlando von Einsiedel
Release date: 2014-11-07
Runtime: 1h 40m
Language: French
Status: Released
Country: Congo
Studio: Grain Media

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About Virunga

Virunga is a 2014 movie in the Documentary and War genres, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, starring André Bauma, Emmanuel de Merode and Mélanie Gouby. It has a runtime of 1 hour 40 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.9/10 from 234 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Virunga in United States — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the land. Among this ongoing power struggle, Virunga also happens to be the last natural habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla. The only thing standing in the way of the forces closing in around the gorillas: a handful of passionate park rangers and journalists fighting to secure the park’s borders and expose the corruption of its enemies. Filled with shocking footage, and anchored by the surprisingly deep and gentle characters of the gorillas themselves, Virunga is a galvanizing call to action around an ongoing political and environmental crisis in the Congo.