# L’arbre de l’authenticité (2025)

**Duration:** 89 min

**IMDb:** [6.5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35332643/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.3](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-tree-of-authenticity/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: n/a, Popcornmeter: n/a](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_tree_of_authenticity)

## Description

A film essay exploring the Democratic Republic of Congo's colonial history and its ecological significance, highlighting the Congo Basin's vital role in consuming carbon dioxide and shaping global environmental balance over a century.

## Details

**Premiere:** 11 Nov 2026 (in 18 days)

**Director:** Sammy Baloji

**Cast:** Edson Anibal, Diederick Peeters

**Countries:** Belgium, Congo

**Languages:** French, Dutch

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3P0iMcL9Ww)

## Showtimes in Berlin

The movie is not showing in cinemas yet. Screenings are expected to begin on 11 Nov 2026.