Zombies

Zombies

2019 · 15 min · ★ 6.1 · Music

A journey between hope and dystopia in a hallucinated Kinshasa, from the culture of the hair salon to futuristic solitary clubbing, from an urban parade to a dictator's sense of glory to a modern western in the style of Takeshi Kitano.

Directed by Baloji Tshiani · Written by Bruno Tracq

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