Orlando von Einsiedel

writer and director, 'Virunga'

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Writer and director of the Oscar-nominated documentary Virunga

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has a been a troubled nation for most of its modern history. Once a Belgian colony, the country’s now been at war with itself for two decades.

"Virunga"

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