Makala (2017)

Congo poor boy self-reliant, with an axe into the jungle, with human will, alone to cut down trees, indigenous charcoal. He is not afraid of hard work. He dreams of living a better life and can build a comfortable home for his wife and daughter. There was only one bike, full of bags of charcoal, and he pushed it on the road alone, trekking, hoping to get a good price for it to the town. However, the road journey is so dangerous that some people block the road and take advantage of the low price. Human feelings are cold and thin, can there be miracles when you pray to heaven? Jiaha, who was born as a photographer, captured this life of selling charcoal up the mountain like Xuesifus with excellent images and documentary eyes. Won the Film critics week Award of the 70th Cannes Film Festival.