Eric Kabongo

Eric Kabongo

Nascimento : 1984-05-21, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

História

Eric Kabongo Ilunga (born 21 May 1984), is a Belgian actor and singer with a Congolese descent. He is best known for the roles in the films Welcome to Germany, Sawah and Third Wedding. He was born on 21 May 1984 in Kinshasa, Zaire (currently Democratic Republic of the Congo). At the age of 13, he came to Belgium due to the fact that his mother married a Belgian and settled in Flemish village in the suburbs, in Belgium. He currently lives in Waregem, West Flanders. He started his career as a rapper with the stage name 'Krazy-E'. In 2013, he became an actor with an uncredited role as a train passenger in the film The Fifth Estate. In 2014, Kabongo played in the short D5R and then received a role in the critically acclaimed Belgian film Black. In 2016, he was invited to Germany to play the role as a refugee 'Diallo' in the comedy film Welcome to Germany. With the film, he became a leading actor across Europe. In 2019, he acted in the film Sawah where he won the Golden Palm Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Queen Palm International Film Festival. In the same year, he acted in the series Rivallen und Rebellen. In 2014, a documentary What about Eric? was released regarding his life. The documentary later won the prizes for Best Belgian documentary as well. Then the documentary Ensor won the award for the Best Flemish documentary, which was later dedicated to Kabongo by directors Lennart Stuyck and Ruben Vermeersch. Source: Article "Eric Kabongo" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Perfil

Eric Kabongo
Eric Kabongo

Filmes

Germany in Winter
Isa
After a pensioner's apartment has been vacated, she moves into an emergency shelter. There she meets a refugee, who is about to be deported. Although the two could not be more different, they become friends and dream to live free from oppression and structural violence. In this desolate reality of life, in which the days are restless, dark and cold, present politics is reflected.
A Terra e o Sangue
Yao
O dono de uma serraria e sua filha adolescente se envolvem em uma disputa perigosa quando um traficante esconde cocaína roubada em sua propriedade.
UTI Zumbi
Main Nurse
Yummy é uma orgia de sangue, violência e diversão, na qual um jovem casal viaja a um hospital da Europa Oriental para cirurgia plástica. A jovem quer uma redução de mama. Sua mãe vem para mais um face-lift. Vagando por uma ala abandonada, o namorado tropeça em uma jovem mulher, amordaçada e amarrada a uma mesa de operação; ela é o resultado de um tratamento experimental de rejuvenescimento. Ele a liberta, mas não percebe que acabou de causar o surto de um vírus que transformará médicos, pacientes e sua sogra em zumbis sanguinários.
Sawah
Daniel
On his way to a DJ Championship in Brussels, a young Egyptian is mistaken for an illegal immigrant and detained in a country he's never heard of before.
Kaniama Show
Kaniama Show é uma sátira da TV nacional em um país da África, espalhando sua propaganda de soft power entre entrevistas complacentes e interlúdios musicais.
Third Wedding
Philippe
Martin, a homosexual widower and whimsical of fifty years, sees itself propose to contract a marriage white with a Congolese of twenty years, Tamara. These two beings that everything separates are going to believe in their love against the authorities of migration and to force to pretend.
Welcome to the Hartmanns
Diallo Makabouri
The Hartmann family is turned upside down when mother Angelika decides to take in the refugee Diallo, against her husband's will. Amidst the typical chaos of our time, hope remains that the family finds its stability, confidence and peace again - just like the whole country.
Bélgica
Rapper 1 (uncredited)
O drama segue dois irmãos que, apesar de não terem nada em comum, abrem um bar chamado "Belgica", que começa a ter bastante fama. Apesar do sucesso, a dupla terá de enfrentar diversos problemas inerentes à gestão de um negócio familiar, passando-se rapidamente da relação de irmandade à rivalidade
Black - Amor em Tempos de Ódio
Krazy-E
Mavela, de 15 anos, pertence ao gangue Black Bronx. Apaixona-se por Marwan, um rapaz extremamente carismático, membro do gangue rival, os 1080. O jovem par é forçado a fazer uma escolha brutal entre a lealdade ao gangue e o amor que têm um ao outro. Um dilema impossível.
A Conexão Francesa
Jairzinho (uncredited)
Transferido para Marselha, o magistrado Pierre Michel logo descobre que seu maior desafio será desmembrar uma articulada quadrilha de traficantes de heroína que domina a cidade. Acabar com a Conexão Francesa torna-se sua obsessão e Michel dedica anos de sua vida e um bocado de sua sanidade à missão, acompanhando de perto os passos de Gaëtan Zampa, inalcançável chefe do bando.
What About Eric?
Self
The eccentric Eric Kabongo wants to steer his life into a new direction and dreams of a music career. Eager to be accepted by the local community, he tries to make a name for himself as his alter ego: Krazy-E. However, his troubled past forms a dark cloud over his head. Will he be able to shake off his demons and live a normal life? 'What about Eric' shows the inner world of a lost soul desperately looking for a place called home.
Men in the City
VIP Guest
Following the love lives of different types of men in Amsterdam.