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Lumumba is a gripping political thriller which tells the story of the legendary African leader Patrice Emery Lumumba. Called "the plitico of the bush" by journalists of his day, the brilliant and charismatic Lumumba rose rapidly to the office of prime Minister when Belgium conceded the Congo's independence in June, 1960.

Lumumba's vision of a united Africa gained him powerful enemies: the Belgian authorities, who wanted a much more paternal role in their former colony's affairs, and the CIA, who supported Lumumba's former friend Joseph Mobutu in order to protect U.S. business interests in Congo's vast resources and their upper hand in the Cold War power balance. The architects behind Lumumba's brutal death in 1961, a mere nine months after becoming the country's first Prime Minister, recently became known and are dramatized for the first time in Lumumba.

Director:

Raoul Peck [2],

Starring:

Maka Kotto [1], Dieudonni Kabongo [1], Alex Descas [3], Eriq Ebouaney [3], Thiophile Moussa Sowie [1], Pascal N'Zonzi [1],

Screen Formats:

Widescreen 2.35:1

Subtitles:

English

Language and Sound:

French Dolby Digital Stereo

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