PEOPLE PRAYING AT CHURCH
TAPE 08 LOTS OF STUFF
2047
2119
2935
2817
3552 WIDE CONREGATION SIGING
3240 BAND PLAYS
3604 MAN BLOWS WHISTLE
EVERY SUNDAY THEY FILL THE CHURCHES OF KINSHASA, THE CAPITAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
ITS A WEEKLY RITUAL TO SOOTHE THE SUFFERING.
THIS IS A LAND OF UNRESTRAINED FAITH, BUT UNANSWERED PRAYERS.
GVS OF KINSHASA T16TC0138
PEOPLE ON TRUCK T16TC0226
PEOPLE HERE HAVE NEVER SEEN THE BENEFITS OF THE COUNTRYS HUGE MINERAL WEALTH.
WHAT WAS THE BELGIAN CONGO, THEN ZAIRE, WAS ALWAYS PLUNDERED BY ITS RULING ELITE.
DR KABAMBA IN CAR
T11 TC APPROX 2650 (CHECK)
I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM THATWE HAVE IN OUR COUNTRY IS NOT AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM, ITS FIRST OF ALL A POLITICAL ONE (EDIT: POV FROM CAR) TC2930 IF YOU HAVE MONEY YOU CAN DO ALMOST ANYTHING.
FRENCH ARMOURED GUNS DRIVE PAST T2BTC 3628 OR T6BTC0116
FRENCH SOLDIERS ON FOOT AND ONE STARTS TALKING BOOM BOOM T6BTC1625 LITTLE SOUNDUP IN BETWEEN THESE 2 PARS
MORE THAN 40 YEARS AFTER INDEPENDENCE ONLY EUROPEAN TROOPS PREVENT CONFLICT IN ONE CORNER OF THE COUNTRY.
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO IS EMERGING FROM A CATASTROPHIC WAR FUELLED BY POLITICS, GREED AND TRIBAL PAYBACK
THE CONFLICT HAS SUCKED IN OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND HAS BEEN LARGELY IGNORED BY THE WEST.
TAPE 06B
1228 1611
VARIOUS SHOTS, FRENCH SOLDIERS ON PATROL
NOW, THIS BATTERED HEART OF AFRICA HAS A HISTORIC CHANCE FOR PEACE.
TAPE 06B
UPSOT
1828 AU REVIOR, BONNE JOURNEE SOLDIER SPEAKS TO CIVILIANS, AND THEN TALKS ON RADIO.
TAPE 06B
1228 1611
VARIOUS SHOTS, FRENCH SOLDIERS ON PATROL
FRENCH ARMOUR DRIVING THRU BUNIA MARKET STREET T7BTC1413 & 1807
SS, TALENT AND TRANSLATOR WALKING T20TC0204
FRENCH TROOPS ARE KEEPING THE PEACE IN THE EAST OF THE COUNTRY 16-HUNDRED KILOMETRES FROM THE CAPITAL KINSHASA.
THE TOWN OF BUNIA HAS BEEN THE CENTRE OF BLOOD-THIRSTY VIOLENCE BETWEEN THE RIVAL LENDU AND HEMA ETHNIC GROUPS.
BUT, FOR SOME, THE SOLDIERS HAVE ARRIVED TOO LATE.
TAPE 20
0203 Tell me what happened here?
0206 here, they killed me, this is the place 0210 here, this place, they cut my throat. Like this 0222 like this, they cut my throat. Then I stood up and fell down on my front 0226 I ran, I ran. 0230
TAPE 19
3507
3 SHOT, PAN TO RUINS OF HOUSE
2927
CU MANS THROAT
JOSEPH NDJELO IS GOING BACK TO HIS VILLAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME, SINCE HIS WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN WERE KILLED.
THERES NOTHING LEFT, EXCEPT A DEEP SCAR, WHERE LENDU MILITIA MEN TRIED TO CUT HIS THROAT.
JOSEPH NDJELO
TAPE 19
1007 I said Im also dead. I said in my heart, Im dead 1011 when we came from there, we found they have already cut my wife and my children, all of them 1023 I saw the blood, I said its my blood. Then they made me lie down. They said lie down 1032 I lay down. 1035 they took the knife, and they didnt wait anymore, they started cutting my throat shwa-shwa-shwa. 1044
TAPE 20
0505
MAN LIES DOWN TO DEMO HOW HE WAS ATTACKED
JOSEPH WAS THE ONLY ONE TO SURVIVE THE RAID ON HIS VILLAGE.
HE HEARD THE SCREAMS, AS HIS NEIGHBOURS WERE HACKED TO DEATH WITH MACHETES.
JOSPEPH NDJELO
TAPE 19
1108 some were down here. They cried, they cried. I crawled in the bush there. I crawled in the bush. I went to lay down 1119 I stayed, my eyes were open. Flies were coming, I was brushing them away, brushing them away, until the morning 1128
TAPE 20
0204
WALKING SHOT, SALLY, MAN AND TRANSLATOR
JOSEPH EVENTUALLY FOUND HIS WAY TO HOSPITAL AND SAFETY.
BUT MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LATEST VIOLENCE IN BUNIA.
THE LIVING MUST SOMEHOW START AGAIN.
JOSEPH NDJELO
TAPE 19
1923 what can I do? When I think about this, I start crying. I console myself. I have nothing to say. What can I do, theres nothing I can do. 1934 I am alone now. 1938
THE ETHNIC CONFLICT THAT ALMOST COST JOSEPH HIS LIFE IS PART OF A MUCH BIGGER FIGHT.
ITS A WAR WITHIN AWAR.
A COMPETITION BETWEEN RIVAL TRIBES AND NATIONS FOR CONTROL OF THE RICHES OF THE CONGO.
TAPE 02
0155
UPSOT BAND PLAYS, PRESIDENT KABILA ARRIVES
TAPE 02
0123
KABILA STANDS WHILE MUSIC PLAYS
0400
KABILA WALKS UP STEPS AND WAVES.
FAR FROM THE BATTLEFIELD, THIS IS THE MAN, WHO IS TRYING TO BRING PEACE TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
JOSEPH KABILA IS 32 - HES THE YOUNGEST LEADER IN THE COUNTRYS HISTORY.
.
HE TOOK OVER THE PRESIDENCY FROM HIS FATHER, WHO WAS ASSASINATED IN 2001.
PRESIDENT KABILA IS OFFERING A SHARE OF POLITICAL POWER, TO HIS ENEMIES.
TAPE 02
2158
UPSOT
VICE PRESIDENT BEMBA SWORN IN.
TAPE 02
0800
PAN ALONG FOUR VICE PRESIDENTS
1525
SUPORTERS CHEERING
THESE FOUR MEN ARE PART OF A POLITICAL GAMBLE.
THEY REPRESENT THE MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES AND REBEL GROUPS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
NOW, THEYRE BEING SWORN IN AS VICE-PRESIDENTS TO RUN THE COUNTRY UNTIL ELECTIONS IN TWO YEARS TIME.
IF ALL GOES TO PLAN, IT WILL BE THE FIRST FREE AND FAIR POLL IN MORE THAN 40 YEARS.
UPSOT
JEAN PIERRE BEMBA SWEARING OATH
TAPE 02
2158
TAPE 11
1238
SALLY AND DOC WALK
1302 SALLY AND DOC WALK, CAMERA FOLLOW. LOOK FOR LITTLE SOUNDUP HERE TO BREAK THESE PARS
1625 GANGRENOUS LEG
1754 CU FACE OF BOY
1942 SWISH AWAY FLIES FROM GANG LEG
BUT SOME DONT TRUST THIS NEW DEAL.
DR MBWEBWE KABAMBA IS THE HEAD OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT KINSHASAS LARGEST HOSPITAL.
THERES NO GOVERNMENT MONEY TO PAY FOR HEALTH CARE.
19 YEAR OLD, TSEKI BANDALA, WAS INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND CANT AFFORD TO PAY FOR SURGERY TO AMPUTATE HIS GANGROUS LEG.
DR KABAMBA
TAPE 11
1835 If I dont operate this boy right now, within 48 hours hes going to die thats all I can tell you
Tape 11 0323 Because here when it comes to emergencies, everything should be owned by the patient himself. Sally: So his family would need to buy the things for the operation?
Dr: Everything, dressings, gloves, blades, alcohol. (0340)
CUT TO:
1855: He doesnt have it, and now he has a gangrenous leg and we have to amputate. If we dont amputate, this is the death for this boy. 1906
TAPE 11
2210 DOC DRIVING
TAPE 12
0339SALLY AND DOC O/SHOULDER IN CAR
0030 POV WINDSCREEN AND TRACKING SHOTS FROM CAR.
DR KABAMBA ISNT ONLY A SURGEON.
AFTER HOURS, HES THE LEADER OF AN OPPOSTION POLITICAL PARTY, THE PATRIOTIC FRONT.
BUT, HE BELIEVES THE NEW POLITICAL POWER-SHARING DEAL EXCLUDES IMPORTANT GROUPS.
HIS DILEMMA, TO STAY AND FIGHT OR GIVE UP ON HIS COUNTRY?
DR KABAMBA
TAPE 11
2807 I have two feelings. One feeling is to say I give up. And I travel I go to united states, I go to Europe, the other is I keep on, fighting2820 so maybe this is a mistake, be there are people saying its a waste of time, I say ok my option is to keep on fighting.2833
TAPE 12
516 DOC DRIVES UP, GETS OUT OF CAR.
616 SALLY SAND DOC WALK PAST CAMERA.
0857 SALLY AND DOC WALK INSIDE CLINIC.
EXTERIOR OF CLINIC T12TC 0624
ITS A CHOICE THAT CARRIES A HIGH PRICE.
AS CHIEF SURGEON, HE BARELY EARNS ENOUGH MONEY TO LIVE.
SO, HE S SET UP A PRIVATE CLINIC TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
DR KABAMBA TURNED DOWN AN OFFER TO JOIN THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT, LED BY JOSEPH KABILAS FATHER.
HE DIDNT WANT TO BECOME PART OF WHAT HE SEES AS A CORRUPT SYSTEM.
DR KABAMBA
TAPE 12
1904 no one told me I had been appointed I somehow thought they could come around and we could have a debate 1914 and I saw my name on television and there were some people applauding, very happy at that 1918 but I said I cant accept such an offer. I turned it down 1926
TAPE 13
REVERSE QUESTION
0354 is this a genuine chance for peace for the Congo, or is it just another false start?
1040 Im afraid because I think it seems to be another false start, because whats happening today, it happened ten years ago 1054
TAPE 09
1907
UPSOT.
PASTOR DELIVERS SERMON.
TAPE 09
1525
PEOPLE TAKE NOTES DURING SERMON
0635
JESUS IS YOUR REFERENCE
2220 PASTOR SIDE SHOT
THERE ARE SOME TRUE BELIEVERS.
THOSE WHO ARE CONFIDENT THAT AFTER DECADES OF FALSE STARTS, THE COUNTRY IS HEADING FOR PEACE AND DEMOCRACY.
PASTOR COSMA WILLUNGULA, PREACHES THE GOSPEL OF HOPE.
HES OPTIMISTIC THAT PRESIDENT KABILA CAN LEAD THE CONGO OUT OF ITS MISERY.
PASTOR WILLUNGULA
TAPE 10
After the elections we know there will be a truly democratic country beginning in the Congo.
TAPE 14
2305
PASTOR WILLUNGULA IN BIG OFFICE, ALL BY HIMSELF.
AWAY FROM THE CHURCH, PASTOR WILLUNGULA HAS A BIG OFFICE.
JUST THE THING FOR THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE CONGOS LARGEST GOLD MINING COMPANY, KILO MOTO.
BUT ITS A MINING FIRM, THAT CANT MINE.
MOST OF KILO MOTOS MINES HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN BY THE WAR.
PASTOR WILLUNGULA
TAPE 14
3250 we think that if we want to control all our mines, we need security. Because in the area where there was war, certainly we can find anti personnel mines, which they have laid there, and can explode from time to time and we can have soldiers who could detect where we find anti personnel mines. 3319
TAPE 14
3000
SALLY AND PASTOR IN FRONT OF MAP, IN OFFICE.
SO, PASTOR WILLUNGULA STAYS IN KINSHASA, FEARING HELL BE KILLED IF HE VISITS THE COMPANYS OFFICE IN BUNIA.
PASTOR WILLUNGULA
TAPE 15
0539 yes, the reality of today if I go back to bunia, because there are people can kill me because they want to also become managers of kilo moto 0557
TAPE 05B
3300
EXTERIOR DILAPIDATED OFFICES OF KILO MOTO, BUNIA.
THIS IS WHERE PASTOR WILLUNGULA, FEARS TO TREAD.
BUNIA, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY.
TAPE 05B
0048 walking into Kilo Moto office
0115 Is the manager here?
TAPE 05B
3300
EXTERIOR DILAPIDATED OFFICES OF KILO MOTO, BUNIA
THE WAR HAS LEFT KIL-MOTOS SHOPFRONT DISHEVELED AND RUNDOWN.
0257 walking into managers office
0257 Bonjour, ca va?
people sit down..
TAPE 05B
2830
VARIOUS SET UPS
MANAGER WITH BROKEN ARM
WE FOUND THE OFFICE MANAGER NURSING A BROKEN ARM, AFTER NARROWLY ESCAPING THE LOCAL MILITIA.
BUT, DESPITE HIS PLASTER CAST, HES CONFIDENT THAT BUNIA IS NOW SECURE ENOUGH FOR PASTOR WILLUNGULA TO COME BACK TO HIS OLD JOB.
1749 is it safe for the pastor to come here, to return to bunia?
1750 yes, he can come here in bunia, there is no problem 1752
TAPE 07B
0243
WEIGHING GOLD AT BUNIAS GOLD MARKET
BUT, WITH MANY OF THE MINES IN REBEL HANDS, THERES NOT MUCH TRADE AT BUNIAS GOLD MARKET.
THE TOWN IS AT THE HEART OF ONE OF THE RICHEST GOLD PRODUCING REGIONS.
BUT, ITS RESOURCES HAVE BEEN A CURSE AS WELL AS A BLESSING.
TAPE 17
1817
FRENCH MARINES RUNNING
UPSOT
SOLDIERS RUNNING AND SHOUTING
TAPE 17
1817
TAPE 17
1817
FRENCH MARINES RUNNING
FRENCH PEACEKEEPERS HAVE CALMED THINGS DOWN IN BUNIA BUT THEY CANT STOP ALL THE VIOLENCE.
A SHOT IS FIRED NEAR ONE OF THEIR CAMPS.
ADJUTANT SILINO SAVEA
FRENCH MARINES
TAPE 17
1951 AUDIO UPSOT .Brian, put a man up in the tower, to observe there. And there, there is a man there 1958
TAPE 17
2025
FRENCH SNIPER RUNS TO TOWER
THE SOLDIERS HAVE A UNITED NATIONS MANDATE WHICH MEANS THEY CAN SHOOT TO KILL.
THEYRE SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE MILITIA GROUPS, WHICH HAVE TERRORISED THE TOWN.
ADJUTANT SILINO SAVEA
TAPE 17
3107 they dont have the right to circulate with weapons, and they dont have the right to ask the population for money, or steal their things 3117 if we see them and we catch them, we ask them to hand over the weapons, if they dont like it, we fire at them 3125
TAPE 7B
1413
OR
TAPE 6B
0052
FRENCH ARMOURED VEHICLES DRIVE THRU STREET.
UPSOT
ARMOURED VEHICLE DRIVES PAST.
TAPE 01 B
VARIOUS SHOTS, FRENCH SOLDIERS CHECK POINT AT RIVER.
SEARCHING CIVILIANS, WITH METAL DETECTOR.
THE FRENCH FORCE HAS ONLY BEEN PROTECTING BUNIA AND ITS AIRPORT.
EVERYONE COMING INTO TOWN IS SEARCHED THAT HAS STOPPED THE FLOW OF WEAPONS.
TAPE 01b
1214 soldier says banana as he looks in big pot on womans head
TAPE 01 B
VARIOUS SHOTS, FRENCH SOLDIERS CHECK POINT AT RIVER.
BUT THE REST OF THE SURROUNDING ITURI PROVINCE IS STILL UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE REBELS.
A BIGGER UN FORCE IS MOVING IN TO REPLACE THE FRENCH.
IT WILL HAVE THE FIREPOWER TO MOVE OUTSIDE THE TOWN.
BUT, UNLESS THERES POLITICAL PROGRESS THE WHOLE EXERCISE WILL BE POINTLESS.
COLONEL GERARD DUBOIS
Spokesman, Multinational Force.
TAPE 03B
0924 There is no military solution on the ground in ituri or in the congo. We are there to provide security and with this security the political process have to start because the international community cannot provide soldier every time 0953 so its very important when the security is there, the political process at the same time have to go, have to continue. 1005
TAPE 20
2245 2530
VARIOUS SHOTS, BUNIA MAIN STREET, RAZOR WIRE.
T4BTC1500 COUNTING BANKNOTES AT STREET STALL
THE VIOLENCE IN BUNIA IS THE SYMPTOM OF A WIDER PROBLEM.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 460 DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND THE JOB FOR THE POLITCIANS IS TO UNIFY A COUNTRY WHICH REALLY ONLY EXISTS ON THE MAP.
Deleted from International version
SALLY PIECE TO CAMERA (NOTE: V/O READ DONE)
TAPE 04B
1444 PTC with banknotes The countrys so divided that even the currency varies from place to place. Both of these notes are printed by the central government. The blue one is welcome in the capital Kinshasa, but one of the rebel groups has decided that only the red on is accepted here in Bunia, and the local people do as theyre told.
TAPE 07
1251 light change, dark sunset, boat thru grass
1351 water ripples thru grass
1418 water tilt
1437 wharf wide
1529 sun thru grass
1630 boat turning in front of camera, turbulent water
1815 boat turning
2232 sun
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO HAS BEEN DRIFTING DEEPER INTO POVERTY AND DISORDER.
ITS STORY IS A FRUSTRATING TALE OF LOST OPPORTUNITIES AND WIDESPREAD SUFFERING.
.
TAPE 06
1020 band outside Palais National
1053 cartoon speaker vibrating
1114 pedal drum
1220 c/u tin things
various band shots follow
1442 women dancing with flags
1612 mr pulsating pants
1813 man singing with mic
1909 thru flags to statue of Kabila senior
UPSOT BAND
PRESIDENT KABILAS SUPPORTERS ARE RALLYING BEHIND THEIR LEADER AND HIS VISION.
THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE CONGO WILL FINALLY ENJOY DEMOCRACY..
PASTOR WILLUNGULA
TAPE 15
1254 I think he is the man who has brought peace in congo, if we are there today. Because he accepts a lot of frustration, that others could not accept. For us, that is a man who is really an architect of peace in Congo1316
TAPE 12
SALLY AND DR KABAMBA TWO SHOT
BUT, DR KABAMBA SEES THE SAME OLD CORRUPT ELITE PULLING THE STRINGS.
DR KABAMBA
TAPE 12
1355 I think joseph kabila is an individual , I dont think hes that bad 1404
but I suspect seriously, kabilas entourage1412
1426 so joseph kabila is taken in a game in which he doesnt control anything and those people are doing their utmost to bring this country to another war.1441
TAPE 20
1504 2013
VARIOUS SHOTS, MAN WALKS THRU REFUGEE CAMP
THE FUTURE HOLDS LITTLE HOPE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST ALMOST EVERYTHING IN THE WAR.
JOSEPH NDJELO HAS ONE SET OF CLOTHES, AND ONLY THE MEMORIES OF HIS FAMILY.
HES FEARFUL THAT THE ETHNIC FIGHTING, WILL CONTINUE.
JOSEPH NDJELO
TAPE 19
2122 I cannot know. Those leaders, those big men who are fighting, they are the ones who know what they are fighting about. They know. Me, I cannot know it. A man like me, cannot know. 2135
T20TC1845 & VARIOUS FROM THERE OF PEOPLE IN REFUGEE CAMP
T3BTC2618 BOBBING HEADS AT CAMP OR W/S AT 2219
T3BTC 2728 DUSK SHOTS ALONG ROAD
SETTING SUN AND PEOPLE WALKING FROM T3B
WAR HAS LEFT MILLIONS TERRORISED AND LIVING IN MISERY.
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO HAS NEVER BEEN DEMOCRATIC.
ITS NEW LEADERS ARE PROMISING A FRESH START.
BUT, HISTORY CASTS A LONG SHADOW OVER ONE OF AFRICAS MOST TORTURED NATIONS.
TAPE 08 LOTS OF STUFF
2047
2119
2935
2817
3552 WIDE CONREGATION SIGING
3240 BAND PLAYS
3604 MAN BLOWS WHISTLE
EVERY SUNDAY THEY FILL THE CHURCHES OF KINSHASA, THE CAPITAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
ITS A WEEKLY RITUAL TO SOOTHE THE SUFFERING.
THIS IS A LAND OF UNRESTRAINED FAITH, BUT UNANSWERED PRAYERS.
GVS OF KINSHASA T16TC0138
PEOPLE ON TRUCK T16TC0226
PEOPLE HERE HAVE NEVER SEEN THE BENEFITS OF THE COUNTRYS HUGE MINERAL WEALTH.
WHAT WAS THE BELGIAN CONGO, THEN ZAIRE, WAS ALWAYS PLUNDERED BY ITS RULING ELITE.
DR KABAMBA IN CAR
T11 TC APPROX 2650 (CHECK)
I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM THATWE HAVE IN OUR COUNTRY IS NOT AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM, ITS FIRST OF ALL A POLITICAL ONE (EDIT: POV FROM CAR) TC2930 IF YOU HAVE MONEY YOU CAN DO ALMOST ANYTHING.
FRENCH ARMOURED GUNS DRIVE PAST T2BTC 3628 OR T6BTC0116
FRENCH SOLDIERS ON FOOT AND ONE STARTS TALKING BOOM BOOM T6BTC1625 LITTLE SOUNDUP IN BETWEEN THESE 2 PARS
MORE THAN 40 YEARS AFTER INDEPENDENCE ONLY EUROPEAN TROOPS PREVENT CONFLICT IN ONE CORNER OF THE COUNTRY.
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO IS EMERGING FROM A CATASTROPHIC WAR FUELLED BY POLITICS, GREED AND TRIBAL PAYBACK
THE CONFLICT HAS SUCKED IN OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND HAS BEEN LARGELY IGNORED BY THE WEST.
TAPE 06B
1228 1611
VARIOUS SHOTS, FRENCH SOLDIERS ON PATROL
NOW, THIS BATTERED HEART OF AFRICA HAS A HISTORIC CHANCE FOR PEACE.
TAPE 06B
UPSOT
1828 AU REVIOR, BONNE JOURNEE SOLDIER SPEAKS TO CIVILIANS, AND THEN TALKS ON RADIO.
TAPE 06B
1228 1611
VARIOUS SHOTS, FRENCH SOLDIERS ON PATROL
FRENCH ARMOUR DRIVING THRU BUNIA MARKET STREET T7BTC1413 & 1807
SS, TALENT AND TRANSLATOR WALKING T20TC0204
FRENCH TROOPS ARE KEEPING THE PEACE IN THE EAST OF THE COUNTRY 16-HUNDRED KILOMETRES FROM THE CAPITAL KINSHASA.
THE TOWN OF BUNIA HAS BEEN THE CENTRE OF BLOOD-THIRSTY VIOLENCE BETWEEN THE RIVAL LENDU AND HEMA ETHNIC GROUPS.
BUT, FOR SOME, THE SOLDIERS HAVE ARRIVED TOO LATE.
TAPE 20
0203 Tell me what happened here?
0206 here, they killed me, this is the place 0210 here, this place, they cut my throat. Like this 0222 like this, they cut my throat. Then I stood up and fell down on my front 0226 I ran, I ran. 0230
TAPE 19
3507
3 SHOT, PAN TO RUINS OF HOUSE
2927
CU MANS THROAT
JOSEPH NDJELO IS GOING BACK TO HIS VILLAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME, SINCE HIS WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN WERE KILLED.
THERES NOTHING LEFT, EXCEPT A DEEP SCAR, WHERE LENDU MILITIA MEN TRIED TO CUT HIS THROAT.
JOSEPH NDJELO
TAPE 19
1007 I said Im also dead. I said in my heart, Im dead 1011 when we came from there, we found they have already cut my wife and my children, all of them 1023 I saw the blood, I said its my blood. Then they made me lie down. They said lie down 1032 I lay down. 1035 they took the knife, and they didnt wait anymore, they started cutting my throat shwa-shwa-shwa. 1044
TAPE 20
0505
MAN LIES DOWN TO DEMO HOW HE WAS ATTACKED
JOSEPH WAS THE ONLY ONE TO SURVIVE THE RAID ON HIS VILLAGE.
HE HEARD THE SCREAMS, AS HIS NEIGHBOURS WERE HACKED TO DEATH WITH MACHETES.
JOSPEPH NDJELO
TAPE 19
1108 some were down here. They cried, they cried. I crawled in the bush there. I crawled in the bush. I went to lay down 1119 I stayed, my eyes were open. Flies were coming, I was brushing them away, brushing them away, until the morning 1128
TAPE 20
0204
WALKING SHOT, SALLY, MAN AND TRANSLATOR
JOSEPH EVENTUALLY FOUND HIS WAY TO HOSPITAL AND SAFETY.
BUT MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LATEST VIOLENCE IN BUNIA.
THE LIVING MUST SOMEHOW START AGAIN.
JOSEPH NDJELO
TAPE 19
1923 what can I do? When I think about this, I start crying. I console myself. I have nothing to say. What can I do, theres nothing I can do. 1934 I am alone now. 1938
THE ETHNIC CONFLICT THAT ALMOST COST JOSEPH HIS LIFE IS PART OF A MUCH BIGGER FIGHT.
ITS A WAR WITHIN AWAR.
A COMPETITION BETWEEN RIVAL TRIBES AND NATIONS FOR CONTROL OF THE RICHES OF THE CONGO.
TAPE 02
0155
UPSOT BAND PLAYS, PRESIDENT KABILA ARRIVES
TAPE 02
0123
KABILA STANDS WHILE MUSIC PLAYS
0400
KABILA WALKS UP STEPS AND WAVES.
FAR FROM THE BATTLEFIELD, THIS IS THE MAN, WHO IS TRYING TO BRING PEACE TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
JOSEPH KABILA IS 32 - HES THE YOUNGEST LEADER IN THE COUNTRYS HISTORY.
.
HE TOOK OVER THE PRESIDENCY FROM HIS FATHER, WHO WAS ASSASINATED IN 2001.
PRESIDENT KABILA IS OFFERING A SHARE OF POLITICAL POWER, TO HIS ENEMIES.
TAPE 02
2158
UPSOT
VICE PRESIDENT BEMBA SWORN IN.
TAPE 02
0800
PAN ALONG FOUR VICE PRESIDENTS
1525
SUPORTERS CHEERING
THESE FOUR MEN ARE PART OF A POLITICAL GAMBLE.
THEY REPRESENT THE MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES AND REBEL GROUPS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
NOW, THEYRE BEING SWORN IN AS VICE-PRESIDENTS TO RUN THE COUNTRY UNTIL ELECTIONS IN TWO YEARS TIME.
IF ALL GOES TO PLAN, IT WILL BE THE FIRST FREE AND FAIR POLL IN MORE THAN 40 YEARS.
UPSOT
JEAN PIERRE BEMBA SWEARING OATH
TAPE 02
2158
TAPE 11
1238
SALLY AND DOC WALK
1302 SALLY AND DOC WALK, CAMERA FOLLOW. LOOK FOR LITTLE SOUNDUP HERE TO BREAK THESE PARS
1625 GANGRENOUS LEG
1754 CU FACE OF BOY
1942 SWISH AWAY FLIES FROM GANG LEG
BUT SOME DONT TRUST THIS NEW DEAL.
DR MBWEBWE KABAMBA IS THE HEAD OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT KINSHASAS LARGEST HOSPITAL.
THERES NO GOVERNMENT MONEY TO PAY FOR HEALTH CARE.
19 YEAR OLD, TSEKI BANDALA, WAS INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND CANT AFFORD TO PAY FOR SURGERY TO AMPUTATE HIS GANGROUS LEG.
DR KABAMBA
TAPE 11
1835 If I dont operate this boy right now, within 48 hours hes going to die thats all I can tell you
Tape 11 0323 Because here when it comes to emergencies, everything should be owned by the patient himself. Sally: So his family would need to buy the things for the operation?
Dr: Everything, dressings, gloves, blades, alcohol. (0340)
CUT TO:
1855: He doesnt have it, and now he has a gangrenous leg and we have to amputate. If we dont amputate, this is the death for this boy. 1906
TAPE 11
2210 DOC DRIVING
TAPE 12
0339SALLY AND DOC O/SHOULDER IN CAR
0030 POV WINDSCREEN AND TRACKING SHOTS FROM CAR.
DR KABAMBA ISNT ONLY A SURGEON.
AFTER HOURS, HES THE LEADER OF AN OPPOSTION POLITICAL PARTY, THE PATRIOTIC FRONT.
BUT, HE BELIEVES THE NEW POLITICAL POWER-SHARING DEAL EXCLUDES IMPORTANT GROUPS.
HIS DILEMMA, TO STAY AND FIGHT OR GIVE UP ON HIS COUNTRY?
DR KABAMBA
TAPE 11
2807 I have two feelings. One feeling is to say I give up. And I travel I go to united states, I go to Europe, the other is I keep on, fighting2820 so maybe this is a mistake, be there are people saying its a waste of time, I say ok my option is to keep on fighting.2833
TAPE 12
516 DOC DRIVES UP, GETS OUT OF CAR.
616 SALLY SAND DOC WALK PAST CAMERA.
0857 SALLY AND DOC WALK INSIDE CLINIC.
EXTERIOR OF CLINIC T12TC 0624
ITS A CHOICE THAT CARRIES A HIGH PRICE.
AS CHIEF SURGEON, HE BARELY EARNS ENOUGH MONEY TO LIVE.
SO, HE S SET UP A PRIVATE CLINIC TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
DR KABAMBA TURNED DOWN AN OFFER TO JOIN THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT, LED BY JOSEPH KABILAS FATHER.
HE DIDNT WANT TO BECOME PART OF WHAT HE SEES AS A CORRUPT SYSTEM.
DR KABAMBA
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1904 no one told me I had been appointed I somehow thought they could come around and we could have a debate 1914 and I saw my name on television and there were some people applauding, very happy at that 1918 but I said I cant accept such an offer. I turned it down 1926
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REVERSE QUESTION
0354 is this a genuine chance for peace for the Congo, or is it just another false start?
1040 Im afraid because I think it seems to be another false start, because whats happening today, it happened ten years ago 1054
TAPE 09
1907
UPSOT.
PASTOR DELIVERS SERMON.
TAPE 09
1525
PEOPLE TAKE NOTES DURING SERMON
0635
JESUS IS YOUR REFERENCE
2220 PASTOR SIDE SHOT
THERE ARE SOME TRUE BELIEVERS.
THOSE WHO ARE CONFIDENT THAT AFTER DECADES OF FALSE STARTS, THE COUNTRY IS HEADING FOR PEACE AND DEMOCRACY.
PASTOR COSMA WILLUNGULA, PREACHES THE GOSPEL OF HOPE.
HES OPTIMISTIC THAT PRESIDENT KABILA CAN LEAD THE CONGO OUT OF ITS MISERY.
PASTOR WILLUNGULA
TAPE 10
After the elections we know there will be a truly democratic country beginning in the Congo.
TAPE 14
2305
PASTOR WILLUNGULA IN BIG OFFICE, ALL BY HIMSELF.
AWAY FROM THE CHURCH, PASTOR WILLUNGULA HAS A BIG OFFICE.
JUST THE THING FOR THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE CONGOS LARGEST GOLD MINING COMPANY, KILO MOTO.
BUT ITS A MINING FIRM, THAT CANT MINE.
MOST OF KILO MOTOS MINES HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN BY THE WAR.
PASTOR WILLUNGULA
TAPE 14
3250 we think that if we want to control all our mines, we need security. Because in the area where there was war, certainly we can find anti personnel mines, which they have laid there, and can explode from time to time and we can have soldiers who could detect where we find anti personnel mines. 3319
TAPE 14
3000
SALLY AND PASTOR IN FRONT OF MAP, IN OFFICE.
SO, PASTOR WILLUNGULA STAYS IN KINSHASA, FEARING HELL BE KILLED IF HE VISITS THE COMPANYS OFFICE IN BUNIA.
PASTOR WILLUNGULA
TAPE 15
0539 yes, the reality of today if I go back to bunia, because there are people can kill me because they want to also become managers of kilo moto 0557
TAPE 05B
3300
EXTERIOR DILAPIDATED OFFICES OF KILO MOTO, BUNIA.
THIS IS WHERE PASTOR WILLUNGULA, FEARS TO TREAD.
BUNIA, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY.
TAPE 05B
0048 walking into Kilo Moto office
0115 Is the manager here?
TAPE 05B
3300
EXTERIOR DILAPIDATED OFFICES OF KILO MOTO, BUNIA
THE WAR HAS LEFT KIL-MOTOS SHOPFRONT DISHEVELED AND RUNDOWN.
0257 walking into managers office
0257 Bonjour, ca va?
people sit down..
TAPE 05B
2830
VARIOUS SET UPS
MANAGER WITH BROKEN ARM
WE FOUND THE OFFICE MANAGER NURSING A BROKEN ARM, AFTER NARROWLY ESCAPING THE LOCAL MILITIA.
BUT, DESPITE HIS PLASTER CAST, HES CONFIDENT THAT BUNIA IS NOW SECURE ENOUGH FOR PASTOR WILLUNGULA TO COME BACK TO HIS OLD JOB.
1749 is it safe for the pastor to come here, to return to bunia?
1750 yes, he can come here in bunia, there is no problem 1752
TAPE 07B
0243
WEIGHING GOLD AT BUNIAS GOLD MARKET
BUT, WITH MANY OF THE MINES IN REBEL HANDS, THERES NOT MUCH TRADE AT BUNIAS GOLD MARKET.
THE TOWN IS AT THE HEART OF ONE OF THE RICHEST GOLD PRODUCING REGIONS.
BUT, ITS RESOURCES HAVE BEEN A CURSE AS WELL AS A BLESSING.
TAPE 17
1817
FRENCH MARINES RUNNING
UPSOT
SOLDIERS RUNNING AND SHOUTING
TAPE 17
1817
TAPE 17
1817
FRENCH MARINES RUNNING
FRENCH PEACEKEEPERS HAVE CALMED THINGS DOWN IN BUNIA BUT THEY CANT STOP ALL THE VIOLENCE.
A SHOT IS FIRED NEAR ONE OF THEIR CAMPS.
ADJUTANT SILINO SAVEA
FRENCH MARINES
TAPE 17
1951 AUDIO UPSOT .Brian, put a man up in the tower, to observe there. And there, there is a man there 1958
TAPE 17
2025
FRENCH SNIPER RUNS TO TOWER
THE SOLDIERS HAVE A UNITED NATIONS MANDATE WHICH MEANS THEY CAN SHOOT TO KILL.
THEYRE SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE MILITIA GROUPS, WHICH HAVE TERRORISED THE TOWN.
ADJUTANT SILINO SAVEA
TAPE 17
3107 they dont have the right to circulate with weapons, and they dont have the right to ask the population for money, or steal their things 3117 if we see them and we catch them, we ask them to hand over the weapons, if they dont like it, we fire at them 3125
TAPE 7B
1413
OR
TAPE 6B
0052
FRENCH ARMOURED VEHICLES DRIVE THRU STREET.
UPSOT
ARMOURED VEHICLE DRIVES PAST.
TAPE 01 B
VARIOUS SHOTS, FRENCH SOLDIERS CHECK POINT AT RIVER.
SEARCHING CIVILIANS, WITH METAL DETECTOR.
THE FRENCH FORCE HAS ONLY BEEN PROTECTING BUNIA AND ITS AIRPORT.
EVERYONE COMING INTO TOWN IS SEARCHED THAT HAS STOPPED THE FLOW OF WEAPONS.
TAPE 01b
1214 soldier says banana as he looks in big pot on womans head
TAPE 01 B
VARIOUS SHOTS, FRENCH SOLDIERS CHECK POINT AT RIVER.
BUT THE REST OF THE SURROUNDING ITURI PROVINCE IS STILL UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE REBELS.
A BIGGER UN FORCE IS MOVING IN TO REPLACE THE FRENCH.
IT WILL HAVE THE FIREPOWER TO MOVE OUTSIDE THE TOWN.
BUT, UNLESS THERES POLITICAL PROGRESS THE WHOLE EXERCISE WILL BE POINTLESS.
COLONEL GERARD DUBOIS
Spokesman, Multinational Force.
TAPE 03B
0924 There is no military solution on the ground in ituri or in the congo. We are there to provide security and with this security the political process have to start because the international community cannot provide soldier every time 0953 so its very important when the security is there, the political process at the same time have to go, have to continue. 1005
TAPE 20
2245 2530
VARIOUS SHOTS, BUNIA MAIN STREET, RAZOR WIRE.
T4BTC1500 COUNTING BANKNOTES AT STREET STALL
THE VIOLENCE IN BUNIA IS THE SYMPTOM OF A WIDER PROBLEM.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 460 DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND THE JOB FOR THE POLITCIANS IS TO UNIFY A COUNTRY WHICH REALLY ONLY EXISTS ON THE MAP.
Deleted from International version
SALLY PIECE TO CAMERA (NOTE: V/O READ DONE)
TAPE 04B
1444 PTC with banknotes The countrys so divided that even the currency varies from place to place. Both of these notes are printed by the central government. The blue one is welcome in the capital Kinshasa, but one of the rebel groups has decided that only the red on is accepted here in Bunia, and the local people do as theyre told.
TAPE 07
1251 light change, dark sunset, boat thru grass
1351 water ripples thru grass
1418 water tilt
1437 wharf wide
1529 sun thru grass
1630 boat turning in front of camera, turbulent water
1815 boat turning
2232 sun
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO HAS BEEN DRIFTING DEEPER INTO POVERTY AND DISORDER.
ITS STORY IS A FRUSTRATING TALE OF LOST OPPORTUNITIES AND WIDESPREAD SUFFERING.
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TAPE 06
1020 band outside Palais National
1053 cartoon speaker vibrating
1114 pedal drum
1220 c/u tin things
various band shots follow
1442 women dancing with flags
1612 mr pulsating pants
1813 man singing with mic
1909 thru flags to statue of Kabila senior
UPSOT BAND
PRESIDENT KABILAS SUPPORTERS ARE RALLYING BEHIND THEIR LEADER AND HIS VISION.
THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE CONGO WILL FINALLY ENJOY DEMOCRACY..
PASTOR WILLUNGULA
TAPE 15
1254 I think he is the man who has brought peace in congo, if we are there today. Because he accepts a lot of frustration, that others could not accept. For us, that is a man who is really an architect of peace in Congo1316
TAPE 12
SALLY AND DR KABAMBA TWO SHOT
BUT, DR KABAMBA SEES THE SAME OLD CORRUPT ELITE PULLING THE STRINGS.
DR KABAMBA
TAPE 12
1355 I think joseph kabila is an individual , I dont think hes that bad 1404
but I suspect seriously, kabilas entourage1412
1426 so joseph kabila is taken in a game in which he doesnt control anything and those people are doing their utmost to bring this country to another war.1441
TAPE 20
1504 2013
VARIOUS SHOTS, MAN WALKS THRU REFUGEE CAMP
THE FUTURE HOLDS LITTLE HOPE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST ALMOST EVERYTHING IN THE WAR.
JOSEPH NDJELO HAS ONE SET OF CLOTHES, AND ONLY THE MEMORIES OF HIS FAMILY.
HES FEARFUL THAT THE ETHNIC FIGHTING, WILL CONTINUE.
JOSEPH NDJELO
TAPE 19
2122 I cannot know. Those leaders, those big men who are fighting, they are the ones who know what they are fighting about. They know. Me, I cannot know it. A man like me, cannot know. 2135
T20TC1845 & VARIOUS FROM THERE OF PEOPLE IN REFUGEE CAMP
T3BTC2618 BOBBING HEADS AT CAMP OR W/S AT 2219
T3BTC 2728 DUSK SHOTS ALONG ROAD
SETTING SUN AND PEOPLE WALKING FROM T3B
WAR HAS LEFT MILLIONS TERRORISED AND LIVING IN MISERY.
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO HAS NEVER BEEN DEMOCRATIC.
ITS NEW LEADERS ARE PROMISING A FRESH START.
BUT, HISTORY CASTS A LONG SHADOW OVER ONE OF AFRICAS MOST TORTURED NATIONS.