Benda Bilili!

Benda Bilili!

86 mins | Documentary, Music | May 13, 2010

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 six years, from the first rehearsals to their triumph in international festivals, BENDA BILILI! (“beyond appearances”) is the story of this dream come reality.

Benda Bilili!

86 mins | Documentary, Music | May 13, 2010

Benda Bilili!
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 six years, from the first rehearsals to their triumph in international festivals, BENDA BILILI! (“beyond appearances”) is the story of this dream come reality.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Studio 37
Original title Benda Bilili!
Directors Florent de La Tullaye, Renaud Barret
Writers