Benda Bilili! (2010)

Benda Bilili! (2010) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
86 min + 45 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Congo ( Africa, Middle East )
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Renaud Barret
Florent de La Tullaye

Written By:
Renaud Barret
Florent de La Tullaye

Actors:
Leon Likabu ..... Himself
Roger Landu ..... Himself
Coco Ngambali ..... Himself
Cubain Kabeya ..... Himself
Paulin Kiara-Maigi ..... Himself
Maria Barli Djongo ..... Herself
Renaud Barret
Vincent Kenis ..... Himself
Montana ..... Himself
Theo Nsituvuidi ..... Himself
Djunana Tanga-Suele ..... Himself

Synopsis:

From the lawless streets of Kinshasa, Congo comes one of the most incredible stories ever committed to film. Five years in the making, Benda Bilili follows a group of street musicians as they struggle to record their first album. Four of the group are paraplegic's who get around Kinshasa in Mad Max/ Easy Rider style customized wheelchairs. The other three are homeless street children whose star is Roger Landau - a teenage prodigy who plays on a home-made, single string guitar fashioned from a tin can. Prepare to lose yourself in the remarkable true story of Benda Bilili as we follow them from their first recording session to worldwide acclaim and stardom. Hailed as the new Buena Vista Social Club and brimming with humour in the vein of Anvil, Benda Bilili is an inspirational, infectious, hilarious and life-affirming story of a dream that becomes reality.

Ricky has a dream: to make Staff Benda Bilili the best band in Congo Kinshasa. Roger, a street child, more than ever wants to join these stars of the ghetto, who get around in customized tricycles. Together, they must avoid the pitfalls of the street, stay united and find the force to hope in music. For five years, from the first rehearsals to their triumph in international festivals, Benda Bilili ! (beyond appearances) is the story of this dream come reality.

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