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MOOLAADE
Senegal 2005 (M) 120 min

In a West African village, a group of young girls refuses to take part in the ritual of 'purification' or genital circumcision. Those who remain in the village take shelter with Colle Gallo Ardo Sy (Fatoumata Coulibaly), who has refused to have her own daughter cut, and who puts them under a spell of protection or 'moolaadé'. Soon Colle incurs the anger of the village elders as well as the Salidana, a group of women entrusted with performing the 'purification' ceremony.

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VIVA RIVA!
Congo 2011 (MA) 98 min

With petrol in short supply in Kinshasa, DRC, Riva (Patsha Bay) and his sidekick J.M. (Alex Herabo) plan to get hold of a secret cache which they can sell for a huge profit. They're not the only ones who want the liquid cash. Cesar (Hoji Fortuna) is a ruthless foreigner from Angola thriving in Kinshasa's lawless streets. A lesbian military officer (Marlene Longage) joins the fray. Even the church will betray its tenets for a piece of the action. But Riva's main nemesis is Azor (Diplome Amekindra), a crime boss in the classic style: big, decadent and brutal. He's not a man to mess with, but his girlfriend, Nora (Manie Malone), may just be the most seductive woman in all of DRC. Riva catches sight of her dancing at a nightclub and it's not long before Nora matches the fuel cache as his most coveted target.

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