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‘Congo Boy’ Review: Congolese Filmmaker Rafiki Fariala Finds Poetry in the Chaos of War Displacement

By Murtada Elfadl May 22, 2026 | 6:48 AM

“Congo Boy” opens with a big setpiece set in a dance club: The camera follows two young men as they walk around searching for someone, the audience immediately thrown into a vibrant milieu of throbbing music and writhing bodies. Before they can settle in, some soldiers enter the club and start firing away, scaring patrons […]