Victoire Terminus Explained

Victoire Terminus
Director:Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye
Producer:Sciapode
Runtime:80 minutes
Country:France
Screenplay:Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye
Cinematography:Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye
Editing:Yannick Coutheron

Victoire Terminus is a French 2008 documentary film about women's boxing in Kinshasa.[1]

Synopsis

Summer 2006, Kinshasa. Martini, Jeannette, Hélène and Rosette spend everyday sparring with Coach Judex in the old Tata Rafael stadium; the same one where Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in 1974 during one of the most legendary matches in boxing. At dawn, thousands of people from the ghetto come to train and political parties rally. While others fight for the Presidency of Congo, Judex struggles to organise a woman's boxing tournament with very little money... Kinshasa sings, Kinshasa starves and Judex's girls try to survive, they're realistic but still full of hope. A film about women in a country where men have gone crazy.[2]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Victoire Terminus. https://archive.today/20130209011105/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117936145?refcatid=31. dead. 9 February 2013. 15 March 2012. Variety. review. 9 February 2008.
  2. News: Dowling. Siobhán. Congo's Female Boxers Float Like Butterflies, Sting Like Bees. 15 March 2012. Der Spiegel. 15 February 2008. Interview with Renaud Barret.