Lumumba (2000)

Directed by

Raoul Peck

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the rise and fall of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the independent Congo. It shows the political turmoil and betrayal he faced before and after the country gained independence from Belgium in 1960.

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What happens

Lumumba is a 2000 biographical film directed by Raoul Peck. A co-production of France, Germany, Belgium, and Haiti filmed in French, the film depicts the rise and fall of Patrice Lumumba, and is set in the months before and after Congo-Léopoldville achieved independence from Belgium in June 1960. War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the time of filming caused the film to be shot in Zimbabwe and Beira, Mozambique. The film received positive reviews from critics, and won awards from the American Black Film Festival, the Political Film Society, and the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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