Victoire Terminus

2008 French film

Victoire Terminus
Directed by	Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye
Screenplay by	Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye
Produced by	Sciapode
Cinematography	Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye
Edited by	Yannick Coutheron
Release date	2008
Running time	80 minutes
Country	France

Victoire Terminus is a French 2008 documentary film about women's boxing in Kinshasa.^[1]

Synopsis

Summer 2006, Kinshasa. Martini, Jeannette, Hélène and Rosette spend everyday sparring with Coach Judex in the old Tata Rafael stadium; the same one where Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in 1974 during one of the most legendary matches in boxing. At dawn, thousands of people from the ghetto come to train and political parties rally. While others fight for the Presidency of Congo, Judex struggles to organise a woman's boxing tournament with very little money... Kinshasa sings, Kinshasa starves and Judex's girls try to survive, they're realistic but still full of hope. A film about women in a country where men have gone crazy.^[2]

Awards

London Film Festival (2008)

References

^ "Victoire Terminus". Variety. 9 February 2008. Archived from the original (review) on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^ Dowling, Siobhán (15 February 2008). "Congo's Female Boxers Float Like Butterflies, Sting Like Bees" (Interview with Renaud Barret). Der Spiegel. Retrieved 15 March 2012.