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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

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Features: Patsha Bay Mukuna, Manie Malone, Hoji Fortuna, Marlene Longange, Diplome Amekindra, Alex Herabo

Originally produced by Music Box Films in 2010

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In: French, Lingala