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Viva Riva!

2010

Returning to Kinshasa after years away with a hijacked fortune in stolen gasoline, a small-time hustler throws himself into a whirl of nightlife, women, and easy money — while dangerous men close in to reclaim what he took. A slick, sexy Congolese crime thriller.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Democratic Republic of the Congo

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