Mama Colonel (2017)
1h 12m
Running Time
February 13, 2017Release Date
Plot.
Colonel Honorine Munyole is a robust forty-four-year-old widow and mother of seven young children – four of her own, three adopted. She wields her uniform, beret and black handbag like a protective shield, which her daily work desperately requires. More or less on her own, she runs a small police unit dedicated to protecting women who’ve been raped and children who’ve suffered abuse in the war-plagued regions of the Congo. At the start of Maman Colonelle, she’s transferred from Bukavu to Kisangani, arriving only to discover her future home and office in a desolate state. While she deals with such practical obstacles with suitable feistiness, the traumas and social deformities of the people around her have nightmarish dimensions: the envy surrounding those with state-recognised ‘victim’ status, hope for help from the ‘whites’, depression, helplessness.
Where to Watch.
Subs
SubsCurrently Mama Colonel is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: OVID, DocAlliance Films
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Details.
Release DateFebruary 13, 2017
Original NameMaman Colonelle
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 12m
Filming LocationsDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Genres
Wiki.
Mama Colonel (French: Maman Colonelle) is a documentary film from Democratic Republic of the Congo, directed by Dieudo Hamadi. The film focuses on the work of Colonel Honorine Munyole who, fights against sexual abuse and child abuse.In the film Colonel Honorine Munyole who first works in the Bukavu police force in the Child protection and Anti-Sexual Violence unit, which is widely known for its good reputation. She is then transferred to Kisangani, where a few days upon her arrival, multiple victims of Sexual Violence paid her a visit. These victims where the result of the 6-day war (Six-day War) between Rwandan and Ugandan troops. She is determined to help the victims achieve justice they deserve.