First Look At Congolese Gangster Flick “Viva Riva” (Trailer, Clips & Interview W/ Director)

By Tambay, on April 2nd, 2011

Yes! Finally! A trailer, some clips, and an interview for a film I’ve been touting since I saw it at a New York African Film Festival press screening here in New York City, about 2 weeks ago.

It’s titled Viva Riva, and is written and directed by Djo Tunda Wa Munga, the Congo-Kinshasa-based filmmaker, where it’s also set.

It made its word premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall, and has been gradually traveling the globe, accumulating critical acclaim and fans along the way – yours truly included.

I reviewed the film last week, so I won’t rehash. Feel free to read my thoughts HERE, if you haven’t already.

As already reported on this site, Viva Riva has a stateside distributor and will be released in the USA, beginning on June 10th, likely in a limited spread.

First, here’s the trailer:

 

And here are a series of clips:

And here’s an interview with the filmmaker, while at this year’s SXSW Festival, where it screened.