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Summary Benda Bilili! follows an unlikely group of musicians in Kinshasa, capital of the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. The band, Staff Benda Bilili—in English, “look beyond”—is a group of street musicians composed of four paraplegics and three able-bodied men. The core of the group is four singer/guitarists polio, who use customized tri...

Benda Bilili!

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Summary Benda Bilili! follows an unlikely group of musicians in Kinshasa, capital of the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. The band, Staff Benda Bilili—in English, “look beyond”—is a group of street musicians composed of four paraplegics and three able-bodied men. The core of the group is four singer/guitarists polio, who use customized tri...

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Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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91% Positive
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9% Mixed
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Production Company Screen Runner, Belle Kinoise, O.L. Production, Studio 37, Canal+, CinéCinéma, Commune Image, Dragons Films, France Cinema Multimedia (FCM), Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM), Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Angoa-Agicoa
Release Date Sep 30, 2011
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Life... Love... Music
Cannes Film Festival
2 Nominations
Étoiles d'Or, France
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
World Cinema Amsterdam
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination