German PremiereBelgium 2023Language:SwahiliSubtitles:GermanDirector:Stéphane Vuillet & Stéphane XhroüetWriter:Stéphane Vuillet, Stéphane Xhroüet & Pierre Penneman based on testimonies from children and teachers at the Goma CTOCinematographer:Kinan MassaraniEditor:Jeanne Plassier, Matyass VeressMusic:Thomas FaureSound:Virginie MessiaenWith:Baraka, Moïse, Paul, Jackson, Clément Busimba, Katy Byamungu, Mary GetracoProducer:Anthony ReyProduction Company:HélicotroncDistributor:Hélicotronc80 min, Colour

In Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, 16-year-old Bravò is freed from an armed rebel group by the team from the CTO (Transit and Orientation Center). In the protected centre, he and other traumatised young people are trying to find their way back into society. The boys, who have only known violence, war and terror, are to get used to rules, discipline and peaceful coexistence. So far, Bravò has only resolved conflicts through violence and authority. But like the other former child soldiers, he dreams of returning to his family. The young people play themselves and are gently integrated into the film by the director.

Director's Biography:Born in Liege in 1969, STÉPHANE XHROÜET studied film and ran film workshops for young people for many years. After opening a film school in Goma, he collaborated with the self-taught filmmaker STÉPHANE VUILLET, born in 1996, for KATIKA BLUU.

Director's Filmography:

STÉPHANE XHROÜET
2020 LA CROIX DES AMOUREUX (SHORT)
2011 LE GAI SAVOIR (DOC)
1998 L’HOMME DU SUD (SHORT)
1995 LES ENFANTS MODÈLES (SHORT)

STÉPHANE VUILLET
2021 JE NE SUIS PAS TON PAUVRE (WEB)
2006-2007 SEPTIÈME CIEL DE BELGIQUE (TV)
2004 25 GRAD IM WINTER
1997 LE SOURIR DES FEMMES (SHORT)