Virunga

Name: Virunga
Director: Orlando von Einsiedel
Released: 2014-04-17

2014 British documentary film directed by Orlando von Einsiedel

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Also known as Virunga (film)

Released: April 17, 2014
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Director: Orlando von Einsiedel
Screenwriter: Orlando von Einsiedel
Producer: Leonardo DiCaprio
, Orlando von Einsiedel
Runtime: 90 min
Genre: documentary film
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1.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/movies/virunga-a-searing-documentary-set-in-congo.htmlRetrieved 2016-05-01
2.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/movies/virunga-a-searing-documentary-set-in-congo.html?_r=0Retrieved 2016-05-01
3.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2016-05-01
4.Stated in MetacriticRetrieved 2016-05-01
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Country of origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo
, United Kingdom
Original language: English
, French
, Swahili

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Virunga is a 2014 British documentary film directed by Orlando von Einsiedel. It focuses on the conservation work of park rangers within the Congo's Virunga National Park during the rise of the violent M23 Rebellion in 2012 and investigates the activity of the British oil company SOCO International within the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Soco International ended up officially exploring oil opportunities in Virunga in April 2014. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on 17 April 2014. After airing on Netflix, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

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Website: virungamovie.com
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film(January 15, 2015) statement is subject of: 87th Academy Awards
Main subject: environmental issue
petroleum industry
Title: Virunga
Film editor: Masahiro Hirakubo
Color: color
Executive producer: Leonardo DiCaprio
Narrative location: Africa
Kijkwijzer rating: 12 content descriptor: Coarse language, Discrimination
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Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 8.1/10(March 7, 2026) review score by: IMDb · number of reviews/ratings: 13,000 global user rating
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100%(October 8, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 22 critic review
95/100(May 18, 2024) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 5 critic review
9.1/10(October 10, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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