The Congolese Rainforests: living on borrowed time - Episode 1: Arriving in Oshwe
Marion Cotillard travelled with Greenpeace to the Democratic Republic of Congo and through its rainforests and met the protagonists of this unhappy story. Travelling by pirogue (a small wooden boat), she witnessed the destruction caused by logging first hand.

In this first of seven episodes, Marion arrives in Oshwe, and Grégoire of Greenpeace France explains the dangers that threaten these ancient forests...

The Congolese Rainforests: living on borrowed time - Episode 2: A powerless administration
Marion Cotillard travelled with Greenpeace to the Democratic Republic of Congo and through its rainforests and met the protagonists of this unhappy story. Travelling by pirogue (a small wooden boat), she witnessed the destruction caused by logging first hand.

In this second of seven episodes, Raoul, who works for Greenpeace Africa, suggests a meeting with representatives of the local forestry administration, who are powerless to fulfill their mission of controlling the plundering of the forest...

The Congolese Rainforests: living on borrowed time - Episode 3: Abandoned wood
Marion Cotillard travelled with Greenpeace to the Democratic Republic of Congo and through its rainforests and met the protagonists of this unhappy story. Travelling by pirogue (a small wooden boat), she witnessed the destruction caused by logging first hand.

In this third of seven episodes, Marion leaves Oshwe by pirogue. All along the river, loggers have opened up large "holes" in the forest, to remove valuable timber.

The Congolese Rainforests: living on borrowed time - Episode 4: An ancient tree
Marion Cotillard travelled with Greenpeace to the Democratic Republic of Congo and through its rainforests and met the protagonists of this unhappy story. Travelling by pirogue (a small wooden boat), she witnessed the destruction caused by logging first hand.

In this fourth of seven episodes, after spending her first night in a forest village, Marion leaves by pirogue. Logging is becoming more palpable, and Marion sees the foresters at work...

The Congolese Rainforests: living on borrowed time - Episode 5: Some salt and some soap
Marion Cotillard travelled with Greenpeace to the Democratic Republic of Congo and through its rainforests and met the protagonists of this unhappy story. Travelling by pirogue (a small wooden boat), she witnessed the destruction caused by logging first hand.

In this fifth of seven episodes, Marion meets Roger, a representative of local civil society, who explains the very unbalanced relationship between the people and the industrial loggers.

The Congolese Rainforests: living on borrowed time - Episode 6: Hostages of poverty
Marion Cotillard travelled with Greenpeace to the Democratic Republic of Congo and through its rainforests and met the protagonists of this unhappy story. Travelling by pirogue (a small wooden boat), she witnessed the destruction caused by logging first hand.

In this sixth of seven episodes, Marion goes to meet the villagers to understand how they perceive the forests' industrial exploiters. Some, very poor, are ready to give up their forests for a few crumbs in the absence of needed alternatives, but others won't let themselves...

The Congolese Rainforests: living on borrowed time - Episode 7: Europe's responsible
Marion Cotillard travelled with Greenpeace to the Democratic Republic of Congo and through its rainforests and met the protagonists of this unhappy story. Travelling by pirogue (a small wooden boat), she witnessed the destruction caused by logging first hand.

In the last of the seven episodes, before leaving Oshwe, Marion is given a guide of the forest by the village chief, Yalita, and finds herself wondering how to protect this forest, and how to prevent the plundering of its people..