Identity Pieces
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| Identity Pieces | |
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| Directed by | Mweze Ngangura |
| Produced by | Mweze Ngangura |
| Written by | Mweze Ngangura |
| Music by | Jean-Louis Daulne Papa Wemba |
| Cinematography | Jacques Besse |
| Editing by | France Duez Ingrid Ralet |
| Distributed by | California Newsreel (USA) |
| Release date(s) | September 14, 1998 (Canada) January 15, 1999 (USA) May 19, 1999 (Belgium) July 26, 2000 (France) |
| Running time | 97 mins. |
| Country | Belgium France Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Language | French, Wolof |
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Identity Pieces (French: Pièces d'identités) is a 1998 Belgian/French/Congolese comedy film written and directed by Mweze Ngangura. It premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival.
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[edit] Plot
Mani Kongo, King of the Bakongo goes to Brussels to look for his daughter, who was sent there years before to study medicine.
[edit] Cast
- Gérard Essomba as Mani Kongo
- Dominique Mesa as Mwana
- Herbert Flack as Jefke
- David Steegen as Van Loo
- Cecilia Kankonda as Safi
- Thilombo Lubambu as Mayele
- Mwanza Goutier as Viva-Wa-Viva (as Mouanza Goutier)
- Nicola Donato as Jos
[edit] Awards
Identity Pieces won several awards at the 1999 Panafrican Film and Television Festival, including the grand prize. It also won the People's Choice Award at the Denver International Film Festival.
[edit] External links
Identity Pieces at the Internet Movie Database
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