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For the 18th time, the film festival Cinema Africa presents a series of films from the African continent. All movies will be shown in Cineplex Bayreuth. Tickets will be available online or at the boxoffice.

19 January 2026, 6 pm

Directed by: Rafiki Fariala
Written by: Rafiki Fariala, Tommy Baron, Boris Lojkine
Produced by: Vicky Nelson Wackoro, Dieudo Hamadi, Caroline Nataf, Boris Lojkine, Daniele Incalcaterra
Starring: Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset, Christy Djomanda Louba, Pétruche Mbomba, Rosiana Kotozia, Gloria Ambacko

Central African Republic, DR Congo, France, 2026 | 90 minutes | Sango, French, Lingala and Swahili with English subtitles

The first screening on Tuesday, 19 January, presents Congo Boy, set in Bangui in the Central African Republic. The film follows a 17-year-old Congolese refugee struggling to balance his responsibilities towards his younger siblings with the demands of school and his ambition to become a musician. His story explores the challenges of growing up in displacement while holding on to dreams of a different future.

Watch the trailer here