--- product_id: 99909093 title: "Viva Riva" price: "S/.6" currency: PEN in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/99909093-viva-riva store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # Viva Riva **Price:** S/.6 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Viva Riva - **How much does it cost?** S/.6 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/99909093-viva-riva) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description Riva is a small time operator who has just returned to his hometown of Kinshasa, Congo after a decade away with a major score: A fortune in hijacked gasoline. Wads of cash in hand and out for a good time, Riva is soon entranced by beautiful night club denizen Nora, the kept woman of a local gangster. Into the mix comes an Angolan crime lord relentlessly seeking the return of his stolen shipment of gasoline. Director Djo Tunda Wa Munga's Kinshasa is a seductively vibrant, lawless, fuel-starved sprawl of shantytowns, gated villas, bordellos and nightclubs and Riva is it's perfect embodiment. Review Viva Riva! FOUR STARS After a ten-year absence, prodigal hood Riva (Mukana) returns home to Kinshasa, Congo s capital city, flush with cash and stolen barrels of petrol. Poised to make a killing on the scarce commodity, he s distracted by an even rarer prize the ripe redhead Nora (Malone), who s the insouciant arm candy of a local thug. Stealing Nora turns out to be a cinch compared with dodging a trio of angry Angolan heavies, led by dapper don Cesar (Fortuna), who ll spare no expense nor lives to get their gas back. The first major motion picture to come out of Congo in decades happens to be one of the best neonoirs from anywhere in recent memory. Mukana s hedonistic Riva is a fascinating antihero, thrilling to watch but impossible to love, while Malone s femme fatale perfectly mixes sauciness with soulfulness. Rather than saddle the film with political portent, first-timer Djo Munga holds fast to the rules of the genre, slipping in symbolism through the back door. It s a world without innocents, where soldiers shake down civilians, priests extort gangsters, and everyone has a price. Munga s restrained, surprisingly mature visual style actually deepens the impact of Viva s swift turns to brutality, and his taste for rampant kinky sex cunnilingus through a gated window is the film s idea of a first date is a genuine turn-on. Más Riva, please. --Eric Hynes, TimeOut New York Review: Real African thriller---Film Noir, modern and sexy. - Viva Riva is real and dynamic. This is not the Africa of the lions and giraffes. This is the Africa of a real place, real people and skullduggery of a universal kind. The male lead has confiscated someone's gas cache and now he has to get rid of it Of course there are complications. The love interest is the live in girlfriend of a local crime lord and a very nasty well tailored thug wants his gas cache back. It is action, music, sex and violence not on a Hollywood set but in a real place that shatters some of my preconceptions of Africa. Highly recommended thriller! Review: Awesome! - This is easily the best Neo Noir film in two or three decades. This is what a crime movie should be like, well written, wonderfully acted and amazingly directed. It certainly does not hurt that it is also one of the sexiest movies I've seen in many years. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0058MX76Y | | Actors | Hoji Fortuna, Manie Malone, Patsha Bay | | Best Sellers Rank | #86,785 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #788 in Foreign Films (Movies & TV) #8,233 in Action & Adventure DVDs #13,608 in Drama DVDs | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (52) | | Director | Djo Tunda Wa Munga | | Item model number | 21169979 | | MPAA rating | R (Restricted) | | Media Format | NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen | | Number of discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces | | Release date | September 27, 2011 | | Run time | 1 hour and 36 minutes | | Studio | Music Box Films | | Subtitles: | English | ## Product Details - **Contributor:** Djo Tunda Wa Munga, Hoji Fortuna, Manie Malone, Patsha Bay - **Format:** NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen - **Genre:** Action & Adventure - **Language:** French - **Runtime:** 1 hour and 36 minutes ## Images ![Viva Riva - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81+Rpqvdv7L.jpg) ![Viva Riva - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ncWtVbdcL.jpg) ![Viva Riva - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71TPgQfoDsL.jpg) ![Viva Riva - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ff-1SpnLL.jpg) ![Viva Riva - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71qPbmnYr+L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Real African thriller---Film Noir, modern and sexy. *by F***N on March 30, 2014* Viva Riva is real and dynamic. This is not the Africa of the lions and giraffes. This is the Africa of a real place, real people and skullduggery of a universal kind. The male lead has confiscated someone's gas cache and now he has to get rid of it Of course there are complications. The love interest is the live in girlfriend of a local crime lord and a very nasty well tailored thug wants his gas cache back. It is action, music, sex and violence not on a Hollywood set but in a real place that shatters some of my preconceptions of Africa. Highly recommended thriller! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome! *by L***C on April 16, 2013* This is easily the best Neo Noir film in two or three decades. This is what a crime movie should be like, well written, wonderfully acted and amazingly directed. It certainly does not hurt that it is also one of the sexiest movies I've seen in many years. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Life in Africa *by J***N on August 15, 2012* Man i need to save my money and travel to that Great continent.This movie was in & by a African,indenpendent hollywood quality. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pe/products/99909093-viva-riva](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/99909093-viva-riva) --- *Product available on Desertcart Peru* *Store origin: PE* *Last updated: 2026-05-20*