Djo Tunda Wa Munga (born 1972) 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. Viva Riva!
also won at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards for Best African MovieThe 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. Riva, a
charming seller of black-market gasoline, falls in love with the
girlfriend of a Kinshasa crime boss. Angolese actor Hoji Fortuna also
won best supporting actor at the MTV Movie Awards for his portrayal of
a hustler named Cesar.
producer. For his 2010 thriller movie Viva Riva! he won the award for
Best Director at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2011. Viva Riva!
also won at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards for Best African MovieThe 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. Riva, a
charming seller of black-market gasoline, falls in love with the
girlfriend of a Kinshasa crime boss. Angolese actor Hoji Fortuna also
won best supporting actor at the MTV Movie Awards for his portrayal of
a hustler named Cesar.
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