Identity Pieces

Identity Pieces
Identity Pieces
	Movie poster
Directed by	Mwezé Ngangura
Written by	Mwezé Ngangura
Produced by	Mwezé Ngangura
Cinematography	Jacques Besse
Edited by	France Duez; Ingrid Ralet
Music by	Jean-Louis Daulne; Papa Wemba
Distributed by	California Newsreel (USA)
Release dates	14 September 1998 (Canada); 15 January 1999 (USA); 19 May 1999 (Belgium); 26 July 2000 (France);
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	Belgium; France; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Languages	French; English; Dutch; Lingala; Kingwana; Kikongo; Tshiluba

Identity Pieces (French: Pièces d'identités) is a 1998 Belgian/French/Congolese comedy film written and directed by Mwezé Ngangura. It premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival.

Plot

Mani Kongo (Gérard Essomba) is the king of the Bakongo. His only daughter, Mwana (Dominique Mesa), left for Belgium as a young child in hopes of becoming a doctor, but contact with her had been lost over the past few years. Mani Kongo decides to travel to Belgium in search of his beloved daughter. On arriving he will have to cope with the very best and the very worst of the black diaspora, as well as with prejudices rampant in European society. He himself will find good friends amongst poor low-class whites.

Cast

Gérard Essomba as Mani Kongo
Dominique Mesa as Mwana
Jean-Louis Daulne as Chaka-Jo
Herbert Flack as Jefke
David Steegen as Van Loo
Cecilia Kankonda as Safi
Thilombo Lubambu as Mayele
Mwanza Goutier as Viva-Wa-Viva (as Mouanza Goutier)
Nicola Donato as Jos

Awards

Identity Pieces won several awards at the 1999 Panafrican Film and Television Festival, including the grand prize. It also won the People's Choice Award at the Denver International Film Festival.

External links

Identity Pieces at IMDb
Identity Pieces at AllMovie

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