| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 98 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
Playing time: 95 min. |
| Note |
In Process Record. |
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Title from title frames. |
| Performer |
Features: Patsha Bay Mukuna, Manie Malone, Hoji Fortuna, Marlene Longange, Diplome Amekindra, Alex Herabo |
| Event |
Originally produced by Music Box Films in 2010. |
| Summary |
Riva is a small time operator who has just returned to his hometown of Kinshasa, Congo after a decade away with a major score: a fortune in hijacked gasoline. 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. Into the mix comes an Angolan crime lord relentlessly seeking the return of his stolen shipment of gasoline. Director Djo Tunda Wa Munga's Kinshasa is a seductively vibrant, lawless, fuel-starved sprawl of shantytowns, gated villas, bordellos and nightclubs and Riva is its perfect embodiment. Black Reel Awards 2012 Nominee - Outstanding Foreign Film Berlin International Film Festival 2011 - Official Selection South By Southwest Film Festival 2011 - Official Selection Winner! MTV Movie Awards 2011 - Best African Film Winner! Africa Movie Academy Awards 2011 - Best Production Design Winner! Africa Movie Academy Awards 2011 - Best Cinematography Winner! Africa Movie Academy Awards 2011 - Best Actor in Supporting Role, Hoji Fortuna Winner! Africa Movie Academy Awards 2011 - Best Actress in Supporting Role, Marlene Longage Winner! Africa Movie Academy Awards 2011 - Best Director, Djo Tunda Wa Munga Winner! Africa Movie Academy Awards 2011 - Best Film, Djo Tunda Wa Munga A bold crime action film that's vicious, sexy and throbbingly realistic. - The Hollywood Reporter 4 Stars! One of the best neo-noirs from anywhere in recent memory. - Time Out New York Frenetic, sleazy and entertaining as all hell - The AV Club An exciting new filmmaking talent. - The Los Angeles Times |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In: French, Lingala |
| Indexed Term |
African Studies |
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Foreign Language Film |
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Movies |
| Added Author |
Tunda Wa Munga, Djo, filmmaker
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1140305 Kanopy |
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