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Identity Pieces
''Identity Pieces'' (french: Pièces d'identités) is a 1998 Belgian/French/ Congolese comedy film written and directed by Mwezé Ngangura. It premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Mani Kongo (Gérard Essomba) is the king of the Bakongo. His only daughter, Mwana (Dominique Mesa), left for Belgium as a young child in hopes of becoming a doctor, but contact with her had been lost over the past few years. Mani Kongo decides to travel to Belgium in search of his beloved daughter. On arriving he will have to cope with the very best and the very worst of the black diaspora, as well as with prejudices rampant in European society. He himself will find good friends amongst poor low-class whites. Cast * Gérard Essomba as Mani Kongo * Dominique Mesa as Mwana * Jean-Louis Daulne as Chaka-Jo * Herbert Flack as Jefke * David Steegen as Van Loo * Cecilia Kankonda as Safi * Thilombo Lubambu as Mayele * Mwanza Goutier as Viva-Wa-Viva (as Mouanza Goutier) * Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mwezé Ngangura
Mwezé Ngangura (born 7 October 1950) is a film director from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Early years Mwezé Ngangura was born in Bukavu, DRC on 7 October 1950. At the age of twenty he won a scholarship to go to Belgium and study at the Institut des arts de diffusion, graduating in 1975. While a student he made two short films, ''Tamtam-Electronique'' and ''Rhythm and blood''. Returning to Zaire in 1976 he became a lecturer at three colleges in Kinshasa: the National Institute of Arts, Kinshasa, National Institute of Arts (INA), Institute of Science and Information Technologies (ISTI) and Studio-School of the Voice of Zaire (SEVOZA). For ten years Mwezé Ngangura made TV documentaries in Zaire. He made his first documentary, ''Cheri Samba'', in 1980. This is a portrait of a popular young painter from Kinshasa. His next work ''Kin Kiesse'' documents the sweet and sour pleasures of Kinshasa la Belle. "Kin-Kiesse" won prizes in Ouagadougou (FESPACO '83), Hammamet, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Steegen
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
