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Viva Riva!

Viva Riva!

5,3 /10 (23 Votes)
2010 FR 96 min

Overview

Riva is a small time operator who has just returned to his hometown of Kinshasa, Congo after a decade away with a major score: a fortune in hijacked gasoline. Wads of cash in hand and out for a good time, Riva is soon entranced by beautiful night club denizen Nora, the kept woman of a local gangster.

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Release date

10/09/2010

Votes

23

Popularity

0.4

Kinshasa is calling.

Status

Released

Language

FR

Runtime

96 min

Revenue

$43,880

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r96sk

r96sk

2024-01-25

⭐ 7

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 …

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