Congo na biso - Waiting for Democracy

This film systematically maps the modern history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). It presents the country's dictators and bloody civil war, as well as disputes with neighbouring countries. The directors have shot this film in an era when after almost 30 years of dictatorship and decades of civil war with three and a half million victims the first free elections are finally drawing near. But is Congo ready for democracy? Not only presidential candidates but ordinary citizens now have to learn what democracy is and what its limits and possibilities are. The film presents a chronology of important events and is a brilliantly shot documentary reportage on Africa's problems and conflicts. It also shows the birth pangs of democracy in one Africa state.