Uprooted - Five Women Against a Colonial Crime

2026 · Directed by Jean Charles Mbotti Malolo · Documentary · 86 min

Five Congolese women testify about their traumatic past, marked by violence. Kidnapped as children because they are of mixed ancestry, robbed of their rights and identity, and abandoned after Congo's independence, they decide to break their silence. They file a complaint against the Belgian state for crimes against humanity.