Viva Riva!

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Viva Riva!

US Film poster
Directed by Djo Tunda Wa Munga
Produced by
Written by
Starring
  • Patsha Bay
  • Manie Malone
  • Hoji Fortuna
  • Fabrice Kwizera
  • Marlene Longage
  • Alex Herabo
  • Diplôme Amekindra
Editing by
  • Yves Langlois
  • Pascal Latil
Release dates
  • September 10, 2010 (2010-09-10) (TIFF)
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, Fabrice Kwizera, 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]

Plot

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

Cast

  • Patsha Bay - Riva
  • Manie Malone - Nora
  • Hoji Fortuna - Cesar
  • Fabrice Kwizera - Jason
  • Marlene Longage - the Commandant
  • Alex Herabo
  • Diplôme Amekindra

Reception

Reviews has been very positive, It currently holds an 85% fresh rating based on 55 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes with a general consensus that "Vibrant and violent, Viva Riva is a stylish, fast-paced crime drama.".[10] It has a 65% rating on Metacritic based on 16 reviews.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "AMAA Nominees and Winners 2011". African Movie Academy Awards. 28 March 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). Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
  3. ↑ "African Movie Academy Awards 2011". African Movie Academy Award. Retrieved 18 January 2011. 
  4. ↑ Lee, Maggie (11 February 2011). "Viva Riva!: Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter (Los Angeles, California, USA). 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). Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Meza, Ed (13 October 2010). "Music Box nabs 'Viva Riva!' in U.S.". Variety (Los Angeles, California, USA). Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Viva Riva! (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes (IGN Entertainment). Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
  8. ↑ Enyimo, Martin (18 December 2010). "Le long métrage " Viva Riva " a inauguré la salle de projection de la Halle de la Gombe". AllAfrica.com (in French) (AllAfrica Global Media). Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
  9. ↑ http://www.mtvbase.com/news/2011-mtv-movie-awards-winners-release/
  10. ↑ "Viva Riva! Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 31 January 2014. 
  11. ↑ "Viva Riva! Reviews MetaCritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 January 2014. 

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