Lumumba, return of a hero
- Benoît Feyt,Dieudo Hamadi,Quentin Noirfalisse
- 1h 26m
- September 24, 2023
Overview
61 years after his assassination, Patrice Lumumba returns to his country. "Congo returns to Congo" as one of his children said. Lumumba was a nationalist leader who intended to use his country's enormous wealth for the benefit of his people. He became the first Prime Minister in the history of Congo on June 30, 1960, when the country gained its independence after 80 years of Belgian colonial rule. Seven months later, he was assassinated in Katanga province with two of his best political allies: Joseph Okito and Maurice Mpolo. Their bodies were dissolved in sulfuric acid and only one of Patrice Lumumba's teeth remained. This "relic" was taken from Lumumba's corpse and kept in secret by a police commissioner until his death in 2000. The assassination of the nationalist and anti-colonialist leader was followed by the advent of the dictator Mobutu, who was able to remain in place until 1997, thanks to Western support.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 24, 2023
- Original language
- French
- Spoken languages
- French
- Production
- RTBF,Dancing Dog Productions
- Cast
- Babetida Sadjo,Jacques Brassine,Aliou Baldé,Olivier Blairon,Juliana Lumumba,Tshondo Ngoy Elias,Ludo De Witte,Francis Lumumba,Stephen Davignon,Patrice Lumumbaand 5 more
- Producer
- Quentin Noirfalisse,Antoine Sanchez
- Cinematography
- Dieudo Hamadi,Benjamin Morel,Maximilien Charlier,Adrien Lengrand,Rodolphe de Brabandere
- Music
- Rodriguez Vangama
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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