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Viva Riva!<\/strong>
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Release Date: June 10, 2011
\nDistributor: Music Box Films
\nCountry: Democratic Republic of Congo<\/p>\n

VIVA RIVA! <\/strong>is the tale of Riva (Patsha Bay), 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.<\/p>\n

Director Djo Tunda wa Munga
\nScreenwriter Steven Markovitz
\nProducers Boris Van Gils, Michael Goldberg
\nDirector of photography Antoine Roch
\nProduction designer Philippe Van Herwijnen
\nMusic Louis Vyncke, Congopunq
\nEditor Yves Langlois
\nNo rating, 98 minutes
\nCast Patsha Bay Mukuna, Manie Malone, Hoji Fortuna, Marlene Longange, Alex Herabo, Diplome Amekindra, Angelique Mbumb, Nzita Tumba, Jordan N\u2019Tunga<\/p>\n

Winner of Six African Movie Academy Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

VIVA RIVA! <\/strong>is the tale of Riva (Patsha Bay), 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 nightclub denizen Nora (gorgeous Paris-based actress Manie Malone in her screen debut), the kept woman of a local gangster. Into the mix comes an Angolan crime lord Cesar (New York-based African Academy Award winner Hoji Fortuna) relentlessly seeking the return of his stolen shipment of gasoline. Director Djo Tunda Wa Munga\u2019s Kinshasa is a seductively vibrant, lawless, fuel-starved sprawl of shantytowns, gated villas, bordellos and nightclubs and Riva is its perfect embodiment.<\/p>\n

Kinshasa is a musical city and the film\u2019s score expresses the spirit of a young city trying to leave a difficult past. Composer Cyril Atef (CongopunQ) celebrates the diversity of Congolese music with AfroPop tracks from contemporary artists ranging from Flamme Kapaya, Papy Mbavu, and Radioclit along with popular songs from the 70s by Franklin Boukaka, Franco and Manu Dibango.<\/p>\n

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Clip 1 -‘Riva Arrives’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Clip 2 – ‘Money is like Poison’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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