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kathleendrohan
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City of Joy (2016)
Powerful, heartbreaking and joyous film
10 January 2017 - 6 out of 7 users found this review helpful.
Holy Cow this film! I have a basic awareness of what is going on in the Congo, but this film really brought home the daily struggle for so many women. The film told the amazing story of the building of City of Joy, a safe house for women and of the three mavericks who made it happen (Dr. Denis Mukwege, Christine Schuler Deschryver, and playwright Eve Ensler. The women who live and work at the City of Joy have faced mind boggling atrocities but find the will to go on every day.
I cried and cheered for these women. They are my roll models, inspiration and motivation.
The film shows just how much can be achieved and how much more we have to do.
See it!
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