''Kinshasa Kids'' is a
Belgian
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drama film,
[''Kinshasa Kids'']
''Screen Daily
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'', August 30, 2012. which was screened at several film festivals in 2012 and released on February 6, 2013. The film was written and directed by
Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Marc-Henri Wajnberg is a Belgian film director born in 1953. He is also a screenwriter, an actor and the co-founder and CEO oWajnbrosse Productions
His productions are eclectic, overall he has made 2800 very short films – including the famous c ...
.
Set in
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
, the film focuses on a group of
street kids, expelled from their homes after being accused of
witchcraft
Witchcraft traditionally means the use of magic or supernatural powers to harm others. A practitioner is a witch. In medieval and early modern Europe, where the term originated, accused witches were usually women who were believed to have us ...
, who form a
hip hop group while a
documentary crew films their efforts.
The film's cast includes Gabi Bolenge, Bebson Elemba, Joël Eziegue, Emmanuel Fakoko, Mickaël Fataki, Gauthier Kiloko, José Mawanda, Sammy Molebe, Joséphine Nsimba Mpongo,
Rachel Mwanza
Rachel Mwanza is an actress from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, best known for her performance as Komona in the 2012 film ''War Witch (Rebelle)''. Prior to being cast in the film, she was homeless and living on the streets of Kinshasa.
Earl ...
, Emmanuel Ndosi El Bas, Django Abdul Bampu Sumbu, Jean Shaka Tshipamba and
Papa Wemba
Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba (14 June 1949 – 24 April 2016), known professionally as Papa Wemba (), was a Congolese singer and musician who played Congolese rumba, soukous, and ndombolo. Dubbed the "King of Rumba Rock", he was one of the ...
. The film received two nominations at the
4th Magritte Awards, winning
Best Editing for
Marie-Hélène Dozo
Marie-Hélène Dozo is a film editor with more than forty film credits. Her editing credits include ''La Promesse'' (1996), ''Rosetta'' (1999), '' Murderous Maids'' (2000), '' The Son'' (2002), ''My Queen Karo'' (2009), ''A Screaming Man'' (2010) ...
.
References
External links
*
2012 films
Belgian drama films
Films set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Films set in Africa
2012 drama films
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