City of Joy

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City of Joy

2016

1h 14m

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Congolese doctor Dr. Denis Mukwege, playwright Eve Ensler, and a charismatic Congolese human rights activist join forces to create a safe haven for women survivors in the middle of violence-torn Eastern Congo.

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Bilge Ebiri

Spirituality & Health

03/23/2020

It's a powerful subject, to be sure, but it's also a big subject-one that encompasses not just issues of women's rights and individual survivor tales but also disturbing geopolitical realities.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

09/07/2018

3/4

A powerful act of bearing witness.

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Amyana Bartley

Film Inquiry

10/08/2018

With an unapologetic, feminine roar, City Of Joy takes on a wholly ignored genocide, racism, toxic masculinity and bloodthirsty, criminal greed. It is a rallying cry for survivors of violence and product consumers.

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Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

09/14/2018

4.5/5

An inspiring story of compassion and service in a program training rape victims to be community leaders.

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

09/11/2018

5/5

Grim yet inspiring docu of rape survivors in war-torn Africa

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Eddie Strait

The Daily Dot

09/11/2018

Tough as it can be to watch at times, City of Joy is a paean to perseverance.

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georgan g

@RT98616417 03/10/2021

Very inspiring what women can do, even in circumstances akin to hell.

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10/07/2018

Why rape is used as a weapon of war & how to resist its legacy.

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09/30/2018

its not often that a documentary about war, rape and injustices of the world gives you hope of humanity

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09/25/2018

The most beautiful, most courageous and most strongest women you have ever seen. This movie shows not only the strength of the woman but is a wonderful piece of art, a take on humanity and its horros, on feminism, capitalism and discrimination. No matter how gruesome the crimes, the torture, the pain: a woman can and will fight! Thank you for this soul-touching film.

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Congolese doctor Dr. Denis Mukwege, playwright Eve Ensler, and a charismatic Congolese human rights activist join forces to create a safe haven for women survivors in the middle of violence-torn Eastern Congo.

Director: Madeleine Gavin
Producer: Allyson Luchak
Screenwriter: Madeleine Gavin
Production Co: Impact Partners
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 7, 2018
Runtime: 1h 14m