Virunga

2014

1 hr. 30 min.

Documentary

War

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A team of brave individuals risk their lives to protect the last mountain gorillas.

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Critics Consensus

Virunga offers a heart-rending glimpse of natural wonders vulnerable to the atrocities of greed -- and the people devoting their lives to defending them.

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Vishal T

The relationship between the gorillas and the park rangers was beautiful to watch. This documentary brought me to tears many times. It was heartbreaking to see how some people have no compassion for life on earth and only care about themselves, but at the same time; it was beautiful to see that people are willing to devote their whole lives to protecting the world.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/07/23

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The movie was very informative! It demonstrates people devoting their lives to save the environment and the living organisms that live in it. This documentary contains situations that the audience could feel sympathy for the living organisms and how their species are slowly becoming extinct due to human interaction.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Captivating, intense, raw and emotional from the get-go. You're swallowed up in this chaotic way, swirled around in a world of corruption, greed & deep anger and somehow come out on the other side with a feeling of inspiration to do all you can to make a difference to not only this national park but to the world. Worth every second of my attention.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Winner Hot Docs and DOXA film festival. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virunga_(film)#Awards

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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greg r

Incredible documentary about the strife in Congo

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Almost half of the revolutionary revelation is a nature documentary that shows what beauty is being destroyed by the greedy which makes up the rest as political with passionate, defensive war in between to counter the conservative evil. It's a shocking battle of good vs. evil with the former's protective strength being inspiring in protecting what they love to reach out and successfully resonate supportive emotions while the presented mission encouragingly represents similar struggles that could find increased strength. (A-) (Full review TBD)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Orlando von Einsiedel

Director

André Bauma

Actor

Emmanuel De Merode

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Mélanie Gouby

Actor

Orlando von Einsiedel

Writer

Howard G. Buffett

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Steve Pond

TheWrap

The result is gorgeous and wrenching, the indelible chronicle of a impossible but essential fight.

Jul 3, 2018

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Ronnie Scheib

Variety

With enough action, pathos, suspense, venal villains, stalwart heroes and endangered gorillas for a dozen fiction films, von Einsiedel's extraordinary documentary Virunga lays out the complex of deadly forces threatening the titular national park...

Jul 3, 2018

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Zeba Blay

Shadow and Act

Virunga's biggest strength lies in never attempting to be one kind of documentary. There's an element of uncertainty, a sense of anxiety that one feels watching the film as at any moment it feels that something will go horribly wrong.

Jul 3, 2018

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Gem Seddon

SFX Magazine

Be prepared to shed absolute buckets at the horrors. But, it isn't entirely bleak though, as the real message here is the lengths that people will go to in order to save a species.

Feb 3, 2022

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

"Virunga" crackles with excitement as much as incitement as it vividly allows the audience to experience the park rangers' struggle to preserve their country's fragile infrastructure firsthand.

Nov 20, 2018

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Casey Cipriani

Movie Mezzanine

It is a saddening look at the environmental consequences of corporate expansion and the innocent lives and creatures lost because of money.

Rated: A

Jul 3, 2018

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Synopsis

A team of brave individuals risk their lives to protect the last mountain gorillas.

Director: Orlando von Einsiedel
Executive Producer: Howard G. Buffett, Jon Drever
Screenwriter: Orlando von Einsiedel
Genre: Documentary, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2017

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