Official Selection 2026 · Day 1 · Opening Night · Fri 04.12 · Neues Rottmann · France
Muganga
1 h 45 min · 2025 · France · French, Swahili
- Runtime
- 1 h 45 min
- Year
- 2025
- Country
- France
- Language
- French, Swahili
- Type / Genre
- Feature
- Director
- Marie-Hélène Roux
- Writer
- Marie-Hélène Roux, Jean-René Lemoine
- Producer
- Cynthia Pinet, Angelina Jolie
- Key Cast
- Isaach de Bankolé, Vincent Macaigne, Badetida Sadjo, Déborah Lukumuena, Manon Bresch
Synopsis
SOME BATTLES CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY. Denis Mukwege, a Congolese doctor and future Nobel Peace Prize laureate, risks his life to treat thousands of women who are victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His encounter with Belgian surgeon Guy Cadière will give new strength to his commitment.
Trailer
Director
Marie-Hélène Roux
Marie-Hélène Roux trained at the French National Conservatory, then at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting in Los Angeles. She worked for several years on independent films in Hollywood before returning to France, where she made her directorial debut.
Screening
Friday, 4 December 2026 · Opening Night
Neues Rottmann, Rottmannstraße 15, 80333 München
Muganga screens in the Official Selection of the Munich Open Film Festival 2026, the independent film festival in Munich. See the full programme.