Virunga (2014)
Director:
Orlando von Einsiedel
Tagline:
« Consider This. Only 880 Mountain Gorillas Remain in the World. »
Actors:
Self (gorilla caretaker)
Self (Virunga National Park)
Self (freelance journalist)
Self (Virunga National Park)
Self (M23 rebel spokesman)
Rating:
(12’817 votes)
(12’817 votes)
Quote:
« André Bauma: You must justify why you are on this earth – gorillas justify why I am here, they are my life. So if it is about dying, I will die for the gorillas.
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Trailer:
Official Trailer
Runtime:100 minutes
Plots:
A team of brave individuals risk their lives to protect the last mountain gorillas.
In the forested depths of eastern Congo lies Virunga National Park, one of the most bio-diverse places in the world and home to the last of the mountain gorillas. In this wild, but enchanted environment, a small and embattled team of park rangers – including an ex-child soldier turned ranger, a carer of orphan gorillas and a Belgian conservationist – protect this UNESCO world heritage site from armed militia, poachers and the dark forces struggling to control Congo’s rich natural resources. When the newly formed M23 rebel group declares war in May 2012, a new conflict threatens the lives and stability of everyone and everything they’ve worked so hard to protect.
