Music Box Films has debuted an official red band trailer (as in NSFW so watch out) for a film called Viva Riva!, which has been making waves on the indie circuit, including winning six African Movie ...

Like movie criminals the world over, the reckless Congolese thief known as Riva dreams of the big score while living for the next round of partying, the next beautiful woman to love and leave. The old ...

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

Like many middle and upper class children from what, growing up, he knew as Zaire, Munga spent much of his childhood away from home, studying at a boarding school in Belgium. From there he went to art ...

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A fast-paced gangster pic is putting a war-torn country back on the map after a long hiatus from international screens. “Viva Riva!,” set in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is the first feature to ...

A crime thriller about a nasty gang war ignited by a fuel crisis in Congo, "Viva Riva!" never runs out of gas. By Maggie Lee A crime thriller about a nasty gang war ignited by a fuel crisis in Congo, ...

FILM REVIEW: Bold crime film is vicious, sexy and throbbingly realistic. By Maggie Lee Patsha Bay Mukuna plays the title character, a Congolese gangster with a soft side. A crime thriller about a ...

The best crime sagas are stories sparked by the thrill of shortsighted dreams that ultimately lead to a violent, messy end. Congolese writer-producer-director Djo Tunda Wa Munga’s feature debut “Viva ...