Viva Riva!
Kinshasa is calling.
Kinshasa is calling.
Action, Drama, Thriller
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2010
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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 night club denizen Nora, the kept woman of a local gangster.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
96 min
Release date:
10 Sep 2010
Country:
BE, CD, FR
Languages:
French, Lingala, Portuguese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$43,880
Awards:
8 wins & 10 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A slick, exciting, well-made crime thriller, dripping with atmosphere.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
18 Aug 2011
fresh:
It feels so raw and urgent and real.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
4 Aug 2011
fresh:
Pulsing with polyglot music and outlaw vigor, "Viva Riva!" is a raucous reply to the new world order.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
21 Jul 2011
fresh:
Patsha Bay plays the macho title character, but the film belongs to sultry Manie Malone as the dancehall diva he aims to steal from the top mob boss. She makes even the act of applying lipstick spark with erotic electricity.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
8 Jul 2011
fresh:
"Viva Riva!" has its cake and eats it, too. Shoots it to pieces, actually.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
7 Jul 2011