BENDA BILILI !
by Florent de la Tullaye, Renaud Barret
synopsis
Ricky has a dream: to make Staff Benda Bilili the best band in Congo Kinshasa. Roger, a street child, more than ever wants to join these stars of the ghetto, who get around in customized tricycles. Together, they must avoid the pitfalls of the street, stay united and find the force to hope in music. For five years, from the first rehearsals to their triumph in international festivals, Benda Bilili ! (“beyond appearances”) is the story of this dream come reality.
original title: | Benda Bilili ! |
country: | France, Belgium |
sales agent: | Funny Balloons |
year: | 2010 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Florent de la Tullaye, Renaud Barret |
film run: | 85' |
release date: | NL 19/08/2010, FR 08/09/2010, BE 22/09/2010, GR 30/09/2010, UK 18/03/2011, DE 14/04/2011, SE 15/04/2011 |
screenplay: | Florent de la Tullaye, Renaud Barret |
cast: | Staff Benda Bilili |
cinematography by: | Renaud Barret, Florent de la Tullaye, Grégoire Delaage |
film editing: | Jean-Christophe Hym |
music: | Staff Benda Bilili |
production: | Screen Runner, La Belle Kinoise, Dragons Films, O.L. Production (FR) |
distributor: | Dulac Distribution, Cinéart, Trinity Filmed Entertainment, Folkets Bio |