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Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful

by Benoît Lamy & Mweze Ngangura1h231987France

A proposition by The Cinémathèque Afrique - Institut français

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Kourou, a young villager, decides to conquer Kinshasa, the capital. But it is easier said than done. In the big city, Kourou finds nothing but odd jobs and throws his life away with prostitutes. One day he is even fired for stealing. The situation seems hopeless but the worm turns the moment when, after entering a bar, Kourou takes a mike in his hands and starts singing.

Cast and crew
  • Credits

    • Directed by : Benoît Lamy, Mweze Ngangura
    • Screenplay : Benoît Lamy, Mweze Ngangura, Maryse León García
    • Décors : Barly Baruti, Mputu Mutoke Wa
    • Costumes : Anne-Marie Branca-Martiquet
    • Editor : Martine Giordano
    • Original score : Klody, Zaïko Langa Langa, Tshala Muana, Papa Wemba
    • Producing company : Stephan Films
    • Production : Véra Belmont, Mweze Ngangura
    • Son : Dominique Warnier
    • Image : Michel Baudour
  • Technical details

    • Printed format : 35 mm
    • Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
    • Year of production : 1987
    • French release date : 1 janvier 1988
    • Category : Feature film
    • Color : Colors
    • Language : French

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