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Title: Lumumba (2000)
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Patrice Émery Lumumba
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Théophile Sowié | ... |
Maurice Mpolo
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Maka Kotto | ... |
Joseph Kasa Vubu
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Dieudonné Kabongo | ... |
Godefroid Munungo
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Pascal N'Zonzi | ... |
Moïse Tshombe
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André Debaar | ... |
Walter J. Ganshof Van der Meersch
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Cheik Doukouré | ... |
Joseph Okito
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Makena Diop | ... |
Thomas Kanza
(as Oumar Diop Makena)
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Mariam Kaba | ... |
Pauline Lumumba
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Rudi Delhem | ... |
Général Emile Janssens
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Francis Adam | ... |
Le maître d'hôtel
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Olivier Bony | ... |
BAUDOIN
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Alain Bouillé | ... |
Le pilote du Dakota
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Pavel Dobrovsky | ... |
Belgian soldier
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The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Using newly discovered historical evidence, Haitian-born and later Congo-raised writer and director Raoul Peck renders an emotional and tautly woven account of the mail clerk and beer salesman with a flair for oratory and an uncompromising belief in the capacity of his homeland to build a prosperous nation independent of its former Belgium overlords. Lumumba emerges here as the heroic sacrificial lamb dubiously portrayed by the international media and led to slaughter by commercial and political interests in Belgium, the United States, the international community, and Lumumba's own administration; a true story of political intrigue and murder where political entities, captains of commerce, and the military dovetail in their quest for economic and political hegemony. Written by L. J. Allen-2
I feel very fortunate to have the chance to not only watch this film, but also learn more about this fascinating person and time. Lumumba is an outstanding portrayal, giving a full sense of the story without falling into the usual Hollywood trappings - yes, he is shown with his wife and children, but the essence of the story is his politics and those of the still-emerging independent Congo. The film is brilliantly made, moving along at a pace that is consistently engaging. I look forward to seeing other Raoul Peck films, as well as more from Eric Ebouaney!