Viva Riva!

Viva Riva!
US film poster
Directed byDjo Tunda Wa Munga
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Edited by
  • Yves Langlois
  • Pascal Latil
Release date
  • 10 September 2010 (2010-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
LanguagesLingala
French

Viva Riva! is a 2010 Congolese crime thriller film written and directed by Djo Tunda Wa Munga. Starring Patsha Bay, Manie Malone, Fabrice Kwizera, Hoji Fortuna, Marlene Longage, Alex Herabo & Diplôme Amekindra, the film received 12 nominations and won 6 awards at the 7th Africa Movie Academy Awards, making it the most awarded film in the history of the AMAA's up to that date. [1][2][3][4][5]

Its awards included Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Production Design. Viva Riva! also won at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards for Best African Movie.[6]

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  2. ^ Lee, Maggie (11 February 2011). "Viva Riva!: Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  3. ^ Meza, Ed (13 October 2010). "Music Box nabs 'Viva Riva!' in U.S." Variety. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Viva Riva! (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  5. ^ Enyimo, Martin (18 December 2010). "Le long métrage " Viva Riva " a inauguré la salle de projection de la Halle de la Gombe". AllAfrica.com (in French). AllAfrica Global Media. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  6. ^ "MTV Base Africa".