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Congo Express

3.8 average rating
3.8
Dutch / 82 MIN. / 1986

The Genres

The Synopsis

The story centers on Jean (François Beukelaers)—an ex-colonial and former mercenary—and his girlfriend Nadia, who together run the tavern. The bar serves as a gloomy crossroads where three different generations of patrons intersect. As these lonely individuals drink and collide, they confront each other's unfulfilled dreams, romantic illusions, hidden desires, and sudden outbursts of aggression. Trapped between their past actions and what could have been, the characters struggle with profound miscommunication. The film blends dark melancholy with sharp injections of humor, tracking a complex web of human relationships where everyone is simultaneously the hunter and the prey.

The Cast

François BeukelaersMarc Van EeghemCaroline RottierMark VerstraeteMark PeetersChristine BosmansChris CauwenberghsVeronique WaumansFilip van LuchenenDries WiemeElie AertsWalter GrootaersWerther van der SarrenRudi DelhemBen Van Ostade

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