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Lumumba (2000)

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 55M

Director : Raoul Peck

Synopsis

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 Belgian 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.

Actors

Ériq Ebouaney
Ériq Ebouaney
Patrice Émery Lumumba
Alex Descas
Alex Descas
Joseph Mobutu
Théophile Sowié
Théophile Sowié
Maurice Mpolo
Maka Kotto
Maka Kotto
Joseph Kasa Vubu
Dieudonné Kabongo
Dieudonné Kabongo
Godefroid Munungo
Pascal N'Zonzi
Pascal N'Zonzi
Moïse Tshombe
Cheik Doukouré
Cheik Doukouré
Joseph Okito
Makena Diop
Makena Diop
Thomas Kanza
Mariam Kaba
Mariam Kaba
Pauline Lumumba
Rudi Delhem
Rudi Delhem
Général Emile Janssens
André Debaar
André Debaar
Walter J. Ganshof Van der Meersch
Francis Adam
Francis Adam
Le maître d'hôtel
Olivier Bony
Olivier Bony
Baudoin
Alain Bouillé
Alain Bouillé
Le pilote du Dakota
Pavel Dobrovsky
Pavel Dobrovsky
Belgian soldier
Mata Gabin
Mata Gabin
Helene Bijou
Michael Hofland
Michael Hofland
Belgian visa officer
Edgar Henri Mato
Edgar Henri Mato
Un ministre
Den Thatcher
Den Thatcher
Frank Carlucci
Grace Ndala
Grace Ndala
Juliana Lumumba

Crews

Raoul Peck
Raoul Peck
Director
Raoul Peck
Raoul Peck
Writer
Pascal Bonitzer
Pascal Bonitzer
Writer
Jacques Bidou
Jacques Bidou
Producer
Jacques Comets
Jacques Comets
Editor
Bernard Lutic
Bernard Lutic
Director of Photography
Jean-Claude Petit
Jean-Claude Petit
Original Music Composer
Dan Edelstein
Dan Edelstein
Writer
Sylvie Brocheré
Sylvie Brocheré
Casting
Denis Renault
Denis Renault
Production Design
Charlotte David
Charlotte David
Costume Design
André Fonsny
André Fonsny
Art Direction

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Lumumba Official Film Trailer

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