Life is Rosy (1987) (1987) Belgium, France, Zaire
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Director:Benoît Lamy, Mweze Ngangura
Studio:Direction de l'Audio-Visuel du Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique
Writer:Benoît Lamy, Maryse León García
Rating:6.0 (112 votes)
Date Added:2014-08-21
Awards:2 wins
Genre:African films
IMDb:0094265
Duration:80
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:French
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300011391
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Benoît Lamy, Mweze Ngangura  ...  (Director)
Benoît Lamy, Maryse León García  ...  (Writer)
 
Papa Wemba  ...  Kourou
Bibi Krubwa  ...  Kabibi
Landu Nzunzimbu Matshia  ...  Mamou
Kanko Kasongo  ...  Nvouandou
Lokinda Menji Feza  ...  Nzazi
Kalimazi Lombume Riva  ...  Mongali
Mazaza Mukoko  ...  Mama Dingari, la mère de Kourou
Tumba Ayila  ...  Le nain Emoro
Mujinga Mbuji Inabanza  ...  Cherie Bondowe
Bwanando Ngimbi  ...  Maitre Nganga
Pépé Kallé  ...  Pépé Kallé
Alamba Engongo  ...  Le chauffeur de Nvouandou
Maître Nono  ...  Maître Nono
Summary: Kourou comes from a village to Kinshasa, Zaire's capital and the center of World Beat; music is in his heart and he has big dreams. Right away he gets a job as a domestic for Mamou, the loud wife of a club owner, and he falls in love with Kabibi, a virginal young woman who wants to be a secretary. Meanwhile, Nvouandou, the club owner, childless after twenty years of marriage, wants a second wife and determines to marry Kabibi. Mamou pretends to approve of the match, but behind her husband's back, she pushes Kabibi into the arms of Kourou. Can Kourou win Kabibi's hand and fulfill his dreams of being a singer; can Mamou recapture the affections of Nvouandou?