Playing out on the unforgiving streets of kinshasa, the plot. Apr 10, 2011 the trailer for viva riva riva is a small time operator who has just returned to his hometown of kinshasa, congo after a decade away with a major score. Sep 01, 2011 riva is an operator, a man with charm and ambition in equal measure. Riva is a small time operator who has just returned to his hometown of kinshasa, congo after a decade away with a major score. Content is from the sites archived pages and other outside sources. You might learn more about congo from this film than in a documentary, and youd probably have more fun. The story follows riva played by patsha bay who returns to angola after ten years. The film looks really good from the costumes of the nattily dressed gangsters that riva is trying to rip off to the complete flashiness of the art deco of the nightclubs that these guys rule overthe film is dripping with style. This was the official website for the 2011 film, viva riva. Dvd and bluray release date, movie poster and movie stats. Driven by its charismatic upstart gangster protagonist riva, the film is one joyride that knows it will careen into a spectacular crash. This vibrant film won awards around the world, and brings the city of kinshasa to life on the screen as a mix of lawless shantytowns, bordellos.
The movie takes place against a backdrop of nearcomplete governmental. The film was a blast at the 2010 tiff, being purchased by music box for distribution in the us. Playing out on the unforgiving streets of kinshasa, the plot focuses on a bloody gang war that. Vibrant and violent, viva riva is a stylish, fastpaced crime drama. The plot would be at home in many countries, but the african locations are a gripping bonus here. Djo munga crafts a film with a remarkable propulsive energy that shies from nothing violence. Online tickets for the premiere at the berlinale 211 are sold out.
Viva riva filmannonce au cinema le 18 avril 2012 youtube. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Riva and cesar are rival gang leaders who try to find new ways to make a profit in a less than civilized. Jun 25, 2011 now, in the second of the weeks africanset movies, homegrown congolese gangster film viva riva. A slick, exciting, wellmade crime thriller, dripping with atmosphere. By chris chang in the mayjune 2011 issue the opening montage quickly establishes the mood. Viva riva film a telecharger gratuitement sur telecharger. Jul 22, 2011 however, congolese writerdirector djo munga renders his debut feature, viva riva. Sep 27, 2011 viva riva is sprinting from the opening shot and never slows down. Riva is an operator, a man with charm and ambition in equal measure. With petrol in short supply in drcs capital, he and his. With patsha bay, manie malone, diplome amekindra, hoji fortuna.
Viva riva is sprinting from the opening shot and never slows down. Frenetic, sleazy, and entertaining as all hell, viva riva. With petrol in short supply in drcs capital, he and his sidekick pursue a plot to get hold of a secret cache barrels of fuel they can sell for a huge profit. Patsha bay, manie malone, hoji fortuna, marlene longange, diplome. The film won six african movie academy awards and mtvs first best african movie award. Although a tad overreliant on bthriller tropes, djo mungas viva riva. In kinshasa, the law is nowhere to be found and the criminals run the streets. Riva is a small time operator who has just returned to his hometown of.
N ot too many films shot on the mean streets of kinshasa, capital of the democratic republic of the congo, make it to uk cinema screens, so curiosity value would make this worth a look. Riva plans to steal fuel to sell for a huge profit and has to fend off all types of crooks. Viva riva film a telecharger gratuitement et legalement. The first film from the democratic republic of congo to make it to these shores is a slick, propulsive crime drama whose influences include rap videos, the 1972 cult classic the harder they come, and every warner brothers gangster movie ever made. With petrol in short supply in drcs capital, he and his sidekick pursue a plot to get hold of a. Riva is a small time operator who has just returned to his hometown of kinshasa, congo after a. Rumours say that the movie will be screening at a new york film festival soon. Djo tunda wa munga, manie malone,patsha bay,hoji fortuna, viva riva. Into the mix comes an angolan crime lord relentlessly seeking the return of his stolen. Set in the kinshasa underworld, it pits local hoods, visiting gangsters, corrupt military officers, lesbian gumshoes, and shady clergymen against each other in a nihilistic battle for control of a truckload of stolen. Viva riva works best as a film that will fill your eyes and i mean that in the best sense. Film complet vfstreaming complet film vf hd gratuit. The belgianeducated munga is plainly smitten with the legacy of film noir, and in particular its postclassical expression in the works of. Wads of cash in hand and out for a good time, riva is soon entranced by beautiful night club denizen nora, the kept woman of a local gangster.
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