Conservation is war
Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the land. Among this ongoing power struggle, Virunga also happens to be the last natural habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla. The only thing standing in the way of the forces closing in around the gorillas: a handful of passionate park rangers and journalists fighting to secure the park’s borders and expose the corruption of its enemies. Filled with shocking footage, and anchored by the surprisingly deep and gentle characters of the gorillas themselves, Virunga is a galvanizing call to action around an ongoing political and environmental crisis in the Congo.
Virunga (2014) is a documentary and war film directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, released on November 7, 2014 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars André Bauma, Emmanuel de Merode, Mélanie Gouby and Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo. Viewers rate it 7.9 out of 10 across 240 ratings.
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Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, written by Orlando von Einsiedel, produced by Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara.
Average viewer score of 7.9/10 from 240 ratings.
This is essentially about the sterling efforts made by the conservation rangers in the Virunga national park in what is now the DR of Congo but it quite quickly expands from their work to illustrate just how inconsequential preserving a tribe of gorillas was when armed soldiers began marauding about the place parading their astonishing array of heavy weaponry and indiscriminately wreaking death and destruction as…
Reviewed on August 9, 2026
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The main cast of Virunga (2014) includes André Bauma, Emmanuel de Merode, Mélanie Gouby, Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo and Vianney Kazarama. The film was directed by Orlando von Einsiedel. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Virunga was released on November 7, 2014 and runs for 1h 40m.
Virunga (2014) holds an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from 240 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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