A dozen or so young percussionists bring music to Barumbu, a poor neighbourhood of Kinshasa. They are the Beta Mbonda, former members of the Kuluna violent gangs. Music has given a new meaning to their lives while cementing their friendship. Moving between odd jobs and musical improvisations, with seemingly easy playfulness they invent rythms and sing about the hardships of daily life. Like a Greek chorus underscored by traditional instruments or everyday objects, their songs ring out into the air of Kinshasa, echoing a world adrift.
Production : Alter ego films
Co-production : CBA, Luna Blue Film
Avec le soutien de la RTBF, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
2020 :
FIPADOC, France, 01/20
Musical Ecran, France, 04/20 – Prix du Public
WOMEX Film Festival, Hungary, 10/20
Festival International du Livre d’Art et du Film (FILAF), France, 10/20
2019 :
Afrika Film Festival, Leuven, Belgium, 04/19
BAFF, Brussels Art Film Festival, Brussels, Belgium, 11/19
Territoire(s) en Images, France, 11/19 – Mention Spéciale du Jury
Traces de Vies, France, 11/19
Faito Doc, Italy, 08/19
Festival Musical Ecran (France) – Prix du public 2020
Festival Territoire(s) en Images (France) – Mention Spéciale du Jury 2019
Festival Musical Ecran (France) – Prix du Public
BOZAR
Centre culturel Boboto – Kinshasa – RDC
28e Suinzaine du Cinéma Francophone – Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles à Paris
Cinéma Palace
Cinéma Plaza Art
Cinéma Churchill
Cinéma Le Caméo
