Nguya
Qumra Projects
/ TV Series / Belgium, Congo
In English, French, Lingala, Swahili
Rated: This film has not been rated.
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Synopsis
Nia dreams of being an engineer abroad, but is tied to her small and struggling business, fixing electric cars, which is on the brink of collapse. When she meets a soul-searching robot who has a powerful connection with electricity, she sees a possible solution to her problems. The robot, whom Nia baptises “Nguya”, was born in a nearby coltan mine and is trying to figure out who he is and what’s his purpose in this world. In Nia, the one person that doesn’t run away from him in fear, he sees a friend who will help him figure things out.
What the pair don’t know is they’re being hunted by Forescore, a big mining company that sees major money-making potential in Nguya’s powers that are connected to the valuable coltan. After a couple of failed attempts to capture Nguya and Nia, Forescore creates the narrative that Nguya is a superhero, here to bring prosperity to a destabilised region in an effort to lure them out. Still identity-less, Nguya is desperate to take on that role, which causes a rift with Nia. With the enemy closing in, Nguya must find his power, and Nia must decide whether to help a friend.