La Vie est belle
A Feature film of
Production year1988
French release15/06/1988
Runtime1 h 20 min
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : Stephan-Films
- Foreign production companies : Lamy Films, Sol'Oeil Films, RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française
- French distribution : Neuf de Cœur
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriters : Mweze Ngangura, Maryse Léon-Garcia, Benoit Lamy
- Director of Photography : Michel Baudour
- Music Composer : Papa Wemba
- Editor : Martine Giordano
- Sound Recordist : Dominique Warnier
- Foreign producers : Mweze Ngangura, Benoit Lamy
- Co-producer : Véra Belmont
- Production manager : Michèle Tronçon
- Sound Mixer : Jacques Maumont
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Belgium, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1988
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