The Sapeur is a "Congolese Jet Setter". He may never go unnoticed and must, at all times, show off his general elegance and designer labels.
Competition between Sapeurs is fierce. They love proclaim their superior elegance in televised jousts eagerly watched by the youth of Kinshasa.
The Sapeurs embody success and access to the riches of the West.

But how do you come across as wealthy when in fact you're living in poverty?
For the Sapeurs it's all about their notoriety and the way they're seen back in Congo. "Ghetto Millionaires" throws us into a world of make-believe, where the dreams of a notoriety built up in Europe through artifice and sacrifice, come into conflict with the, so-often, disappointing and inevitably difficult return to Kinshasa...

Original Title : Ghetto Millionnaires
Country : Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa
Country of production: Belgium
Theme : Globalization
Production : Belgium
Date : 2010
Length : 54 min

Director : Gilles Remiche
Production : Frakas productions
Website : www.frakas.be

2011 - FIFDH Paris
Category : Investigative reports and current affairs
Screening: FIFDH Paris 2011 / Thu 10 March / 21h00
Screening: FIFDH Paris 2011 / Sat 12 March / 14h00
Screening: FIFDH Paris 2011 / Sun 13 March / 22h30