MtM on Tour: Muganga
A compelling and powerful film based on the true story of Denis Mukwege, who treats survivors of wartime sexual violence in the DRC. When he meets the Belgian surgeon Guy Cadière, they join forces to help women rebuild their lives after being physically and psychologically devastated.
Dr. Denis Mukwege, a Congolese doctor, pastor, and future Nobel Peace Prize laureate, meets Guy Cadière, a Belgian surgeon and atheist. Despite their differences, they unite around a common goal: to restore the bodies and dignity of thousands of women who have been abused as weapons of war in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
At Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, the men work from a secure compound, driven by sheer resilience. Mukwege and Cadière—brilliantly portrayed by Isaach de Bankolé and Vincent Macaigne—treat women with harrowing stories and broken spirits resulting from often horrific sexual violence. Because many of them have been ostracized by their communities, they find a temporary home at Panzi Hospital. Director Marie-Hélène Roux portrays this medical microcosm “with absolute clarity, warmth, and authenticity,” writes Cineuropa.org.
