Review: Big Business and Violent Rebellion Prowl Africa's Oldest National Park In 'Virunga' (Acquired by Netflix)

From Shadow and Act Mon Jul 28 2014, 22:44:49

Netflix has acquired the rights to Orlando von Einsiedel's feature documentary "Virunga," which follows an embattled team of park rangers at Virunga National Park, home to the last of the planet's 800 mountain gorillas, as they work to fend off encroaching forces of industry, poaching, corruption and war. The award-winning film debuted at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, earning a nomination as Best Documentary Feature, and was named Audience Favorite at Hot Docs Film Festival and Best of Fest at AFI Docs, among other awards. "Virunga" will premiere exclusively on Netflix later this year (specific date to be announced later), available to stream in all territories where...

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