This Magnificent Cake! (DVD)(2019)

This Magnificent Cake! (Ce Magnifique Gâteau!) is a thought-provoking and visually stunning stop-motion animation film that explores the dark history of Belgium's colonial occupation of Congo in the late 19th century.

Directed by Marc James Roels and Emma de Swaef, this film delves into the lives of various characters, including servants, merchants, and bourgeois, who were driven by greed and existential fear to occupy the Congo.

Through a series of intimate stories set in a luxury hotel in the jungle, the film reveals the imperialist mentality that fueled this brutal period in history.

With its surreal, darkly comic, and brutal portrayal of the colonists themselves, This Magnificent Cake! is a work of stunning beauty that will leave you questioning the true cost of colonialism.

Don't miss out on this unforgettable film experience!