Kabwita, a young man living with his wife and daughters in Kolwezi, a town in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dreams of buying land to build a house. To do so, he produces charcoal (makala), extracted from the ashes of a mighty hardwood tree. Carrying the sacks of charcoal on the back of his bicycle, he embarks on a dangerous journey to sell them on the market.
Makala has generally received very positive reviews.
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Makala was released in 2017 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 22 reviews, giving Makala (2017) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Professional critics were more impressed with Makala than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 77%, Makala is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2017, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2017 with similar scores include films like John Wick: Chapter 2, Only the Brave and Loving Vincent.
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