Congo: A Journey to the Heart of Africa (2019)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a vast, mineral rich country the size of Western Europe. Alastair Leithead takes an epic journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the far reaches of the Congo river to explore how history has shaped the Congo of today and uncover the lesser told stories of this beautiful, if troubled country. In the largest rainforest outside of the Amazon he comes face to face with its gorillas and hunts with pygmies, he travels into the heart of the Ebola outbreak with United Nations peacekeepers, and explores the cobalt mines which will drive our electric cars of the future.
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Alastair Leithead as Self |
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Patrice Lumumba as Self (archive footage) |
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Mobutu Sese Seko as Self (archive footage) |
| Crew | Mary Wilkinson | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Peter Emmerson | Producer |
| Production | Becky Lipscombe | Producer |
| Art | Nicki Ritchie | Title Designer |
| Camera | Phillipe Herge | Camera Department Manager |
| Production | Adolphe Basengezi | Researcher |
| Production | Sylvain Muyali | Researcher |
| Crew | Alastair Leithead | Presenter |
| Editing | Stephen Beard | Editor |
| Camera | Michael Onyiego | Director of Photography |
| Production | Vara Szajkowski | Executive Producer |
