Djo Tunda Wa Munga (born 1972)[1] is a Congolese film director and producer. For his 2010 thriller movie Viva Riva! he won the award for Best Director at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2011.[2][3][4] Viva Riva! also won at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards for Best African Movie[5]
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Born | 1972 Kinshasa, Zaire |
Nationality | Congolese |
Occupation | Director, Producer |
The film was released in 18 African countries and portrayed a gritty view of life in Kinshasa. It was the first Congolese film produced since the Mobutu Sese Seko shut the industry down 25 years before.[6] Riva, a charming seller of black-market gasoline, falls in love with the girlfriend of a Kinshasa crime boss.[7] Angolese actor Hoji Fortuna also won best supporting actor at the MTV Movie Awards for his portrayal of a hustler named Cesar.[7]
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