Patsha Bay

Manie Malone

Hoji Fortuna

Marlene Longange

Diplome Amekindra

Alex Herabo

Angélique Mbumb

Nzita Tumba

Tchuba Dimalo

Davly Ilunga

Spyce Bro

Tomas Bie

Romain Ndomba

Jordan N'Tunga

Sk Wizi

Djo Munga

Jeremy Burdek

Nadia Khamlichi

Gilles Waterkeyn

Charlotte Lebourgeois

Adrian Politowski

Kris Portier de Bellair

Boris Van Gils

Antoine Roch

Yves Langlois

Benoît Biral

Steven Markovitz

Pierre Magny

Philippe van Herwijnen

Emmanuel de Boissieu

Louis Vyncke

Congopunq

Michaël Goldberg

Marianne Roussy

Cédric Zoenen

Laura Ozier

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Viva Riva!

Formosa Productions

Belgium

Congo

France

I mean, it commits to its story, that's for sure.

<em>'Viva Riva!'</em> is a crime thriller that truly is just that, as there are no good characters (except Anto, I guess!) - just a bunch of criminals slogging it out across 90 or so minutes. I'm not entirely sure if I like it or not. On the one hand it goes around in circles without anything story-wise actually happening, but on the other hand it actually is kinda fun seeing every character at each other's necks without the film shoehorning a goodie.

Patsha Bay, Hoji Fortuna and Manie Malone put in solid performances, Marlene Longage is alright as well. The cast aren't anything amazing but do all work together well, all suiting their respective roles. Bay and Malone share a rather, erm, 'creative' sex scene at around the 41 minute mark, which was more amusing than anything else.

Not one I'll remember or likely revisit, though it is a flick that I'd personally consider as passable. Nice to see a film from the DRC, too.

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