I, for the longest time, had issues about going back to Africa. "It was special," said actor Hoji Fortuna. It follows the adventures of a charming gangster, Riva, who's trying to make a living selling black-market gasoline and ends up falling for the local crime boss's girlfriend.įor one of the actors it was also a chance to return to Africa after fleeing civil war in neighboring Angola. The fast-paced crime story is set in the capital city of Kinshasa.
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It's the first movie produced in The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for over 20 years and it's thrusting the central African nation into the spotlight for all the right reasons.īut not only is the feature film "Viva Riva" a milestone for the DRC, it's also won the newly created MTV award for Best African Movie, as well as a string of other awards at festivals from Berlin to Toronto. New York (CNN) - A Congolese gangster drama is kick starting the war-torn country's movie business after operations shut down following decades of conflict. Viva Riva won the newly created MTV award for Best African Movie.The film is shot in the capital Kinshasa.Hoji Fortuna won an African Oscar for his role in the film."Viva Riva" is the first film made in the DRC in over 20 years.
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