Democratic Republic of the Congo / 2007 / 73mins / Docufiction, Drama / French, Khmer, English and Portuguese

The Laplaine family is scattered throughout Europe and Africa, refugees from the wars in the Congo. Kaze and his younger brother Max live in Paris, but recently Max has gone missing and the family is beginning to worry. Somewhere between documentary and fiction, this engrossing film speaks volumes about the legacy of an unstable Africa on the micro level.

José "Zeka" Laplaine

Zeka Laplaine, sometimes credited as José Laplaine, was born and raised in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). While studying business in Rome, he started to perform as an actor. He then studied acting in Brussels and Paris while performing mainly for European productions and writing screenplays. Later on, he became an independent filmmaker and producer, and founded Les Histoires Weba, based in France, and Bakia Films, based in DRC. Macadam Tribu, his first movie as a director, was shot in Mali and had its debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996. Laplaine is a member of France's "Guilde Africaine des Realisateurs et Producteurs". Learn More