Infos

Release date: 22 September 2010
Duration: 85 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Country : Belgium (2010)
Original language: French

 Synopsis

Summer 2009. Four paraplegics and a young able-bodied teenager light up the stage in front of an entranced audience of 8000 people. "Benda Bilili" - in English "See Beyond", is the name of this Kinshasa band which has acquired a global following. Chances of success were slim at first for these homeless handicapped artists who struggled to survive on the streets of their dilapidated capital. "Benda Bilili" is not a music film, it's the story of a dream that became reality. And a plunge into the streets of Kinshasa without a safety net.

 

Benda Bilili ! .

 

 

 

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