{"id":24595,"date":"2026-03-12T16:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/?p=24595"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:57:21","slug":"le-sang-et-la-boue-of-mud-and-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/le-sang-et-la-boue-of-mud-and-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"Le sang et la boue (Of Mud and Blood)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a0\"><strong>Saturday, February 21 \u2022 4:30pm&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Le sang et la boue (<em>Of Mud and Blood<\/em>)<\/strong><br>Jean-Gabriel Leynaud, H264, 90 min<br>France \/ Congo (DRC), 2025 (French, Swahili, English)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Best International Documentary, 2025 Durban International Film Festival<\/em><br><em>Midwest premiere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Numbi, a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo mountains, lies at the heart of our modern world. Here, workers mine the coltan that will find its way, legally or not, into much of our technology. For decades this grey gold has been the cause of bitter conflicts and exploitation. Every inhabitant lives with the illusory hope of enjoying for themselves the riches of the Congo. Shocking and deeply moving, the film reveals the hardships and trials of a story from which we must not look away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Co-sponsored by&nbsp;51ÁÔÆæ Student Involvement, the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, and the Office of Sustainability<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Talkback with&nbsp;Lindsay Frost&nbsp;(Office of Sustainability)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trailer Of Mud and Blood - le Sang et la boue FR UK sub\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bhwIyfRXsrQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, February 21 \u2022 4:30pm&nbsp; 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