Viva Riva!.
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. With 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. I...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | French Lingala |
| Language Notes: | In French and Lingala, with English subtitles. |
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[United States] :
Music Box Films : Made available through hoopla,
2011.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| 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. With 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 96 min.)) : sound, color |
| Playing Time: | 01:38:59 |
| Audience: | Rated R. |
| Awards: | Won 2011 African Movie Academy Awards Merit Award, Best Film Won 2011 African Movie Academy Awards Merit Award, Best Director Won 2011 African Movie Academy Awards Merit Award, Best Actress in Supporting Role Won 2011 African Movie Academy Awards Merit Award, Best Actor in Supporting Role Won 2011 African Movie Academy Awards Merit Award, Best Cinematography Won 2011 African Movie Academy Awards Merit Award, Best Production Design Won 2011 Los Angeles Pan African Film Festiv Board of Directors Award, Best Feature Film (Best Feature Narrative) Won 2011 MTV Movie + TV Awards, Best African film |
| Production Credits: | Directed by Djo Tunda Wa Munga. |