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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 nightclub denizen Nora, the kept woman of a local gan...

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Corporate Authors: Music Box Films, Beta Cinema (Firm), Formosa Films, MG Productions (Firm), Suka! Productions (Firm)
Other Authors: Gils, Boris van, Goldberg, Michael, 1965-, Tunda Wa Munga, Djo, Malone, Manie, Bay, Patsha
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
Lingala
Language Notes:French and Lingala dialogue with English subtitles.
Published: [Chicago, Ill.] : Music Box Films, [2011]
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Thieves > Drama.
Organized crime > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Kinshasa > Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
Organized crime.
Thieves.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Kinshasa.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Crime films.
Foreign films.
Drama.
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Summary:'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 nightclub denizen Nora, the kept woman of a local gangster. Into the mix comes an Angolan crime lord relentlessly seeking the return of a certain stolen shipment of fuel.' -- Container.
Item Description:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital; widescreen (1.85:1).
Audience:MPAA rating: R, strong sexuality, graphic nudity, brutal violence, language and some drug use.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Antoine Roch ; editor, Yves Langlois ; music, Louis Vynche & Congopunq.