Viva Riva!

Name: Viva Riva!
Genre: Drama
Released: June 10, 2011
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 65

2011

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Music Box Films | Release Date: June 10, 2011 | Not Rated

Summary: Riva is a small time operator who has just returned to his hometown of Kinshasa, Congo with a major score: a fortune in hijacked petrol. With wads of cash and all out for a good time, Riva is soon entranced by the beautiful nightclub siren Nora, the kept woman of a local gangster. Into the mix comes Riva's Angolan crime lord ex-bossRiva is a small time operator who has just returned to his hometown of Kinshasa, Congo with a major score: a fortune in hijacked petrol. With wads of cash and all out for a good time, Riva is soon entranced by the beautiful nightclub siren Nora, the kept woman of a local gangster. Into the mix comes Riva's Angolan crime lord ex-boss relentlessly seeking the return of a certain 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. (Music Box Films)… Expand

Director: Djo Munga

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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Roger Ebert

Aug 17, 2011

A slick, exciting, well-made crime thriller, dripping with atmosphere. Read full review

Maggie Lee

Jun 6, 2011

Driven by its charismatic upstart gangster protagonist Riva, the film is one joyride that knows it will careen into a spectacular crash. Djo Tunda wa Munga captures the particular vibe released by this mixture of carpe diem and self-destructive instinct. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jun 9, 2011

As gut-punch storytelling, Viva Riva! delivers much, not the least of which is the promise of an exciting new filmmaking talent. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Jun 9, 2011

Repackaging the revenge thriller in parakeet colors and distinctive African beats, the Congolese writer and director Djo Tunda Wa Munga gives Viva Riva! a playful sensuality that goes a long way toward disguising formula. Read full review

Empire Philip Wilding

Jun 20, 2011

On the basis of this expertly engineered crime thriller Djo Munga is a director going places. Read full review

Walter Addiego

Jun 23, 2011

A fast-moving Congolese crime thriller loaded with graphic sex and violence - basically an exploitation picture. But it's hard to surrender to the gritty flow because the story is stitched together from such crushingly familiar bits. Read full review

Ilya Tovbis

Jun 9, 2011

The near-slapstick escapes sit uneasily with the raw bits of very adult sex and cringe-worthy close-ups of brutality that dominate the rest of the proceedings. Read full review

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