Kinshasa,Congo.About30.000childrenareaccusedofwitchcraftandexpelledfromhome.Livingonthestreet,littleJoséandhisfellowfriends-allconsideredaswitchchildren-decidetoformamusicbandtowardoffbadluckalongwithacrazyimpresariocalledBebson.TogethertheywillrockKinshasa!"Ichosetowritethisfilmasafiction,usingthelanguageandstyleofdocumentarytocapturethespiritofKinshasa:thehumour,thepatois,theresourcefulnessanddeceit.Itseemedthatthebestwaytodevelopthisfilmwastofollowseveraldifferentstorylinesandwatchthemcometogetherlikethepiecesofapuzzle.Yetitwouldhavebeenimpossibleforthecharacterstomeetwithoutdeterminingtheirfateandplanningtheoutcome.Todothis,wedecidedtoturntheinitialprojectintoafictionaltale,whileretainingadocumentarystyle.Thestorystartedtotakeshapewhenwewerelocationhunting.Childrenbegantotellusabouttheirlivesandtheirhardship.Westartedtoseethedifficultiesfacingthispopulation,theirstruggletosurvivewhethertheybe'shegués'(streetchildren),musicians,workers,mothers,thedisabled,orcorruptpolicemen."(Marc-HenriWajnberg)