Macadam Tribu is a 1996 comedy-drama produced by
José Zeka Laplaine in the
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 ...
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[ The film was selected as the Democratic Republic of the Congo's entry for the ]Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the 70th Academy Awards
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, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Plot
Two brothers, Mike (recently released from prison) and Kapa roam the streets, bars and boxing halls with Duka, their neighborhood friend.[
Duka is the result of a not-so-secret fling with Papa Sandu, who owns the neighborhood bar.
In the evening, everyone ends up in the bar to discuss the events of the day, the street and the TV.
This is also where Bavusi, the mother of Mike and Kapa, comes to remember better times. Other people of the neighborhood who meet at the bar include a policeman and prostitutes. Each has their place. One day, Duka decides to return to the ring to face the great champion Kabeya. The whole neighborhood is there to support him, but the fight goes wrong and Duka falls into a coma.][
The characters outwit the authorities, make deals with each other and undertake communal projects that bring them together, notably a theatre project.
Afro-pop music provides a background to the film.]
Reception
''Le Monde
''Le Monde'' (; ) is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad. It has had its own website si ...
'' said that in this lively but disenchanted street the director José Laplaine brings his characters to life with humor and affection. There is no real story ...
''La Tribune Desfosses'' said that "With Macadam Tribu, the Zairian José Laplaine directs a story of a warm African city punctuated by the music of 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 Zairian rumba king. ".[
]
Festivals
The film was shown at a number of festivals:
*Cannes 1996
*Montréal 1996 - Films du Monde
*Locarno 1996
*Toronto 1996
*Los Angeles1996
*Carthage 1996 - Prize for the best first work. Prix du COE
*Amiens 1996 - Compétition
*Nantes 1996 - Section Regards pluriels
*Namur 1996 - CICAE prize
*Rotterdam 1997
*Manosque 1997
*Fribourg 1997 - Panorama
*Fespaco 1997
*Milan 1997
*Amiens 2001
*SALLE : 12.02.1997
See also
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References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0116952
1996 films
1996 comedy-drama films
Democratic Republic of the Congo comedy films
1990s French-language films
Films set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo drama films