Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD; 5.1 Dobly digital; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation. |
Cast |
Manie Malone, Patsha Bay. |
Credits |
Cinematography, Antoine Roch ; editor, Yves Langlois ; music, Louis Vynche & Congopunq. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R, strong sexuality, graphic nudity, brutal violence, language and some drug use. |
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 his stolen shipment of gasoline. |
Note |
Bonus features: Interview with director; Papy : a short film; Theatrical trailer. |
Language |
French and Lingala dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Thieves -- Drama.
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Organized crime -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Kinshasa -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign language films.
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Added Author |
Tunda Wa Munga, Djo.
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Gils, Boris van.
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Goldberg, Michael, 1965-
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Malone, Manie.
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Bay, Patsha.
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Music Box Films.
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Beta Cinema (Firm)
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Formosa Films.
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Standard No. |
736211212559 |
Music No. |
MBFHE 024 Music Box Films |
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