Kinshasa 2010 – the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Like many African countries, Congo celebrates its 50th anniversary of Independence. A historic moment as the country is on the brink of change after decades of being ruled by the Belgians. The state is bankrupt and holds no interest for the West. This film zooms in on the Central Post-Office on 30th of June Boulevard. Built by the Belgians in the 1950’s, the office is now almost empty and echoes to its bureaucratic past and separation between whites and ‘evolved’ blacks. It is an empty shell of colonialism, a symbol of a society that is voiceless and trapped in history, a labyrinth that breathes a troubled past. Henriette is counter-clerk but sees hardly any clients. The public doesn’t trust the Postal Services anymore but she believes in client-service and is keen on delivering parcels on time. Day after day, she continues to work in this falling-down giant and spends every penny to make sure she arrives on time at her non-existent job. She dreams of finding her own apartment because, though everyone needs money and support, she longs to escape the suffocating family structure. Still, even if she could leave, she has nowhere to go. She hasn’t been paid for almost 2 years. Christelle, the young student, is determined to unmask the Post-Office’s problems and is writing a paper on the Postal Services. Confronted by slamming doors and ignorance, she struggles on in the attempt to defend the need for a working Postal dystem. Persistent as she is in unraveling the bureaucracy, hardly a letter gets through and almost nothing finds its way out. Bags and bags of correspondence pile up, waiting for the day when they’ll be delivered. This is a story of stasis and apathy. But within the allegory of desperation, there is hope for change. We are invited to wander round the giant White Elephant and to encounter the daily lives of office workers.