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By Nick M (1,532) on 20 Dec 2011

This imported flick from Africa is basically a scaled down version of 'Scarface' with gasoline instead of cocaine…

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By Simon Foster (434) for sbs.com.au (697) on 16 Oct 2011

The film looks and feels like another Pulp Fiction clone at times, but what emerges is a far more thoughtful work that makes important (and…

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By Shawn E (566) on 01 Sep 2011

KANSAS CITY URBAN FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION: Viva Riva…

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By Daniel S (2,332) on 21 Aug 2011

Missed it at sxsw but finally got to see it, its definitely a well made involving action thriller, albeit quite brutal at times, I just found…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 17 Aug 2011

A slick, exciting, well-made crime thriller, dripping with atmosphere…

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By Liz Braun (961) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 04 Aug 2011

What Munga has to say in this feature directorial debut is delivered via a quick-paced, gritty crime story that is both entertaining and enlightening…

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By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 21 Jul 2011

Antoine Roch's digital photography is one of the film's strong points-it takes you right into the action from the opening scene…

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By Joe Williams (923) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 20 Jul 2011

Pulsing with polyglot music and outlaw vigor, Viva Riva! is a raucous reply to the new world order…

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By Eric G (1,155) on 08 Jul 2011

My first african film noir (no pun intended)…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 07 Jul 2011

Patsha Bay plays the macho title character, but the film belongs to sultry Manie Malone as the dancehall diva he aims to steal from the top…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 07 Jul 2011

There's a ton of stuff going on in Viva Riva! but it's always willing to pause for a steamy sex scene…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 07 Jul 2011

There's a ton of stuff going on in Viva Riva! but it's always willing to pause for a steamy sex scene…

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By Tom Meek (408) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 05 Jul 2011

Riva's a gritty get-down that'll hit you in the gut…

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By Anthony Quinn (478) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 30 Jun 2011

Writer-director Djo Munga brings Kinshasa to rumbustious life, and should he devote the same attention to character and dialogue he may be…

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By Eric W (543) on 29 Jun 2011

This movie is one of the best things I've seen all year. Too bad no one will ever see it…

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By Marty Mapes (591) for Movie Habit (892) on 29 Jun 2011

Congolese gangster film goes in too many directions at once…

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By Kpv B (17) on 28 Jun 2011

This little indie movie from Congo is a seriously nasty gangster flick with oozing sexuality…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 28 Jun 2011

The only thing this talented young filmmaker can be accused of is being too ambitious with a multi-threaded story that starts at a fever pitch…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 28 Jun 2011

despite the bloody fates awaiting most of his cast, Munga's film has an oddly upbeat vibe…

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By Ron Wilkinson (582) for Monsters and Critics (513) on 27 Jun 2011

New cinema from the new Congo. Suspend disbelief a bit for this one…

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