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An African mountain gorilla who's been taught sign language by a young primatologist is returned to the jungles of the Congo in this adaptation of Michael Crichton's 1980 sci-fi adventure novel. During their journey they cross paths with greedy corporate scavengers searching for a hidden cache of diamonds. Read more

Starring	Dylan Walsh, Laura Linney, Ernie Hudson, Grant Heslov
Director	Frank Marshall
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Bardem wants action from officials over Congo minerals
- WENN Newsdesk
- 06 May 2011
Javier Bardem has urged government and technology companies around the world to stop using minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo in laptops and cell phones in a bid to combat rape in the African region. The Vicky Cristina Barcelona star is backing the Raise Hope for the Congo organisation's campaign The Enough Project, which highlights how sex attacks on women are common during an ongoing turf war to control the area's minerals. These minerals are subsequently used in several gadgets, Read more
Winfrey to star as brothel madam
- 09 Dec 2010
TV mogul Oprah Winfrey is set to star as a brothel madam in upcoming movie Ruined. The talk show queen will reportedly play Mama Nadi, a woman who runs a brothel in war-torn Congo, in a big screen adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play. The script will be written by the play's author Lynn Nottage, while Winfrey will serve as executive producer, reports Deadline.com. It was announced in October (10) that Winfrey, who last appeared onscreen in the 1998 drama Beloved, will return to acting Read more
Affleck needs Hollywood backing for Congo film
- 02 Dec 2010
Hollywood star Ben Affleck is struggling to rally support from studio executives to back his plans to make a movie about the troubles in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The actor and director has long been campaigning to raise awareness and aid for the Central African nation and established his own charitable foundation, the Eastern Congo Initiative, earlier this year (10) to help women and children affected by rape and sexual violence. Affleck reveals he's been wanting to turn the situation Read more
Cox and Aniston step up Congo charity campaign
- 07 Nov 2009
Former Friends stars Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston are stepping up a campaign to fight for women's rights in the Congo. The actresses have lent their support to humanitarian fashion brand OmniPeace, which aims to stamp out violence against women in the African region, and is run by their friend Mary Fanaro. Earlier this year (Jun09) Cox and Aniston joined singer Sheryl Crow at a dinner party to raise awareness for the charity, and now they're taking a new campaign to Senator Hilary... Read more
Doubt
- 02 Feb 2009
What happened between Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Donald Miller (Joseph Foster) in the rectory? Neither one is saying, but Sister James (Amy Adams) is concerned the boy came back to class flushed, with alcohol on his breath. Sister James is young and naïve, but not that naïve. She hesitantly takes her suspicion to Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep), the principal at St Mary’s. Sister Aloysius is neither young nor naïve, and unlike Sister James, she has taken a staunch dislike... Read more

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  An African mountain gorilla who's been taught sign language by a young primatologist is returned to the jungles of the Congo in this adaptation of Michael Crichton's 1980 sci-fi adventure novel. During their journey they cross paths with greedy corporate scavengers searching for a hidden cache of ...