Monikondee

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• Location: Filmhuis Den Haag

For centuries, the Maroons in Suriname have kept capitalist society at bay. As descendants of enslaved Africans who escaped from plantations, they survived by clinging to ancestral values. In recent years, however, economic interests have penetrated deep into the rainforest.

Boogie, a boatman, navigates the Marowijne River, the border between Suriname and French Guiana, to deliver essential cargo to remote Maroon and indigenous communities. Although these forest dwellers grow their own food, they are increasingly dependent on boatmen for their daily necessities. Climate-related floods and droughts devastate their crops, and gold mining poisons the water.

When Boogie is summoned by his clan leaders to attend his cousin's trial, the demands of his work begin to clash with his traditional duties. During a winding journey upstream, the currents become increasingly unpredictable.

After the screening on December 5th, we welcome directors Tolin Alexander, Lonnie van Brummelen and Siebren de Haan for a panel talk. The talk will be moderated by professor Erik Viskil of Leiden University.

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