Mama

A moving portrait of a woman, a survivor of the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who works in the sanctuary of Lwiro, created to protect endangered species such as chimpanzees. A victim of multiple rapes, Mama Zawadi finds affection in the center in the middle of the jungle, in constant danger, and gives affection back to the little ones, who have been violently separated from their mothers. Winner of the Goya Award for Best Short Documentary.

Doc short. Mama Zawadi helps care for the orphaned chimpanzees in one of the most dangerous parts of the DR Congo. We learn of her mistreatment at the hands of rebels and come to understand that she needs the babies as much as they need her.

The doc begins and ends with scenes of happy baby chimpanzees climbing all over mama but the middle has a long recounting of her treatment of capture, rape and imprisonment, which I guess you could say, makes a very dark turn for the film.