Viva Riva!
by
Gils, Boris van.
Title
:
Viva Riva!
Author
:
Gils, Boris van.
Publication Information
:
[Chicago, Ill.] : Music Box Films, [2011]
Physical Description
:
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note
:
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Special features: interview with director; Papy, a short film; theatrical trailer.
Abstract
:
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 nightclub denizen Nora, the kept woman of a local gangster. Into the mix comes an Angolan crime lord relentlessly seeking the return of his stolen shipment of fuel.
Reading Level
:
MPAA rating: R, strong sexuality, graphic nudity, brutal violence, language and some drug use.
Subject Term
:
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Thieves -- Drama.
Organized crime -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Kinshasa -- Drama.
Genre
:
Feature films.
Action and adventure films.
Adventure films.
Added Author
:
Gils, Boris van.
Goldberg, Michael, 1965-
Tunda Wa Munga, Djo.
Malone, Manie.
Bay, Patsha.
Added Corporate Author
:
Music Box Films.
Beta Cinema (Firm)
Formosa Films.
MG Productions (Firm)
Suka! Productions (Firm)
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | Audio-visual Material | 33168025567138 | 791.4372 V855 2011 | 1 |