Adham Youssef - The Film Verdict

Rising Up at Night

Posted by Adham Youssef | Feb 21, 2024 | Berlinale 2024, Festivals |

Nelson Makengo’s beautifully shot and observed documentary ‘Rising Up at Night’ captures the darkness of Kinshasa after severe flooding and electricity cuts, along with the resilience of its people.

Afterwar

Posted by Adham Youssef | Feb 19, 2024 | Berlinale 2024, Festivals |

Shot over 15 years, Birgitte Stærmose’s deeply empathetic documentary, focused on child survivors, is an intimate and diligent depiction of the lingering aftermath of war.

The Nights Still Smell of Gunpowder

Posted by Adham Youssef | Feb 18, 2024 | Berlinale 2024, Festivals |

Filmmaker Inadelso Cossa uses sensory evocation to delve into the lingering impact of Mozambique’s civil war (1977 to 1992) in ‘The Nights Still Smell of Gunpowder’.