Viva Riva!

Viva Riva!
Directed by Djo Tunda Wa Munga
Produced by
Written by
Starring
  • Patsha Bay
  • Manie Malone
  • Hoji Fortuna
  • Marlene Longage
  • Alex Herabo
  • Diplôme Amekindra
Editing by
  • Yves Langlois
  • Pascal Latil
Release date(s) September 10, 2010 (2010-09-10) (Canada)
February 18, 2011 (2011-02-18) (UK)
Running time 96 minutes
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Language Lingala, French

Viva Riva! is a Congolese crime thriller film written & directed by Djo Tunda Wa Munga and starring Patsha Bay, Manie Malone, Hoji Fortuna, Marlene Longage, Alex Herabo & Diplôme Amekindra. The film received 12 nominations and won 6 awards at the 7th African Movie Academy Awards in 2011, including the awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography & Best Production Design.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Viva Riva! also won at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards for Best African Movie[9]

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Cast

Plot

The film features a gang war ignited by a fuel crisis in Congo.[6]

References

  1. ^ "AMAA Nominees and Winners 2011". African Movie Academy Awards. 28 March 2011. http://ama-awards.com/amaa-nominees-and-winners-2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
  2. ^ Osae-Brown, Funke (28 March 2011). "Congolese 'Viva Riva' wins Africa's best film award". The EastAfrican (Nairobi, Kenya). http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Congolese+Viva+Riva+wins+Africas+best+film/-/2558/1134870/-/i3d107z/-/. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
  3. ^ "African Movie Academy Awards 2011". African Movie Academy Award. http://ama-awards.com/events/african-movie-academy-awards-2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011. 
  4. ^ Lee, Maggie (11 February 2011). "Viva Riva!: Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter (Los Angeles, California, USA). http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/viva-riva-berlin-review-98351. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
  5. ^ Lee, Maggie (17 February 2011). "Bold crime film is vicious, sexy and throbbingly realistic". The Hollywood Reporter (Los Angeles, California, USA). http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/viva-riva-99883. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
  6. ^ a b Meza, Ed (13 October 2010). "Music Box nabs 'Viva Riva!' in U.S.". Variety (Los Angeles, California, USA). http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118025624.html?refCatId=13. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
  7. ^ "Viva Riva! (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes (IGN Entertainmen). http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/viva_riva. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
  8. ^ Enyimo, Martin (18 Décembre 2010). "Le long métrage « Viva Riva » a inauguré la salle de projection de la Halle de la Gombe" (in French). AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201012200242.html. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
  9. ^ http://www.mtvbase.com/news/2011-mtv-movie-awards-winners-release/

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