Two Rwandan soldiers embark on a journey of survival through the unforgiving jungle in this visceral feature from Joël Karekezi, himself a survivor of the Rwandan genocide. Set during 1998’s Second Congo War, the film follows Xavier, a lifelong military man, and Faustin, a farmer turned reluctant soldier, who find countless miles of wilderness (and multiple Congolese patrols) between themselves and safety. “I wanted the jungle to be the story’s main antagonist, [using] nature and its immensity to question the absurdity of the actions of humankind, and the madness of war,” writes Karekezi, who was inspired by Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line.