"Viva Riva": Fresh African Cinema from DR Congo

Riva is an operator, a man with charm and ambition in equal measure. Kinshasa is an inviting place. With petrol in short supply in DRC’s capital, he and his sidekick pursue a plot to get hold of a secret cache — barrels of fuel they can sell for a huge profit. Of course, they’re not the only ones who want the stuff.

Viva Riva! (2010, 98 min) is unprecedented: a story set in contemporary Democratic Republic of the Congo full of intrigue, music, and a surprisingly frank approach to sex. It merges the pleasures of Nollywood with sleek camerawork, satisfying genre thrills, and a rare look inside the very heart of the continent.

English Language.
Free Entrance.

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• This Thursday, 9th October, 07:30 pm, Muslims in Cambodia: Surviving the Khmer Rouge Genocide in Phnom Penh
• This Friday, 10th October, 07:30 pm, Rebirth: Cambodian Contemporary Art after Pol Pot in Phnom Penh
• This Saturday, 11th October, 07:30 pm, Bonne Nuit Papa: My father, the silent Cambodian in Germany in Phnom Penh

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