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RUNTIME
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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Changa Changa, rythmes en noirs et blancs
1992 1h 0m EN
Documentary
Synopsis
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A rare documentary made in Brussels in the early nineties collecting witnesses on how local and Congolese musicians enriched each other including internationally known stars such as Manu Dibango, Toots Tielemans, Vaya Con Dios, Phillippe Catherine, Victor Laszlo, Zap Mama...
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Toots Thielemans
Himself
Manu Dibango
Himself
Victor Laszlo
Herself
Zap Mama
Themselves
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Mwezé Ngangura
- Countries
- Belgium, Congo
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The take
Mwezé Ngangura directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, Congo.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Belgium, Congo.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Toots Thielemans and Manu Dibango and Victor Laszlo carry the top of the cast.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 60 min · 1h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Mwezé Ngangura
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- belgium
- democratic republic of the congo
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1992-01-01
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