Benda Bilili! (2010)
- Directed by
- Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, France
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows a group of street musicians in Kinshasa who are disabled by polio. They form a band and make music together despite their difficult circumstances.
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What happens
Benda Bilili! is a 2010 documentary by Renaud Barret and Florent de La Tullaye, produced by Yves Chanvillard and Nadim Cheikhrouha (Screenrunner). The film follows the Kinshasa street musician group Staff Benda Bilili, whose core members of the group are disabled due to polio. "Benda Bilili" means "look beyond appearances" in Lingala. Renaud Barret and his partner Florent de La Tullaye first spotted the group performing on the streets of Kinshasa in 2004. Shooting lasted 5 years. Benda Bilili! received standing ovations when it opened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, with the group in attendance, and performing at the Directors' Fortnight opening party. The film opened in American theatres in 2011, although a planned U.S. tour in conjunction with the film had to be canceled due to passport problems. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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