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Lumumba

starring: Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas, Théophile Sowié, Maka Kotto, Dieudonné Kabongo
directed by: Raoul Peck

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0795975202732
Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Zeitgeist Films
Manufacturer: Zeitgeist Films
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Zeitgeist Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 05, 2002
Running Time: 115 minutes
Sales Rank: 42276
Studio: Zeitgeist Films
Theatrical Release Date: 2000



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Description:
Made in the tradition of such true-life political thrillers as MALCOLM X and JFK, Raoul Peck's award-winning LUMUMBA is a gripping epic that dramatizes for the first time the rise and fall of legendary African leader Patrice Lumumba. When the Congo declared its independence from Belgium in 1960, the 36-year-old, self-educated Lumumba became the first Prime Minister of the newly independent state. Called 'the politico of the bush' by journalists of the day, he became a lightning rod of Cold War politics as his vision of a united Africa gained him powerful enemies in Belgium and the U.S. Lumumba would last just months in office before being brutally assassinated. Strikingly photographed in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Belgium as civil war once again raged in the Congo, the film vividly re-creates the shocking events behind the birth of the country that became Zaire during the reign of Lumumba's former friend and eventual nemesis, Joseph Mobutu. This is the English-dubbed version of the film.



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - a tapestery of lies
Raoul Peck seems to be have been troubled by the facts of his subjects life so he made up his own. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Lumumba
Raoul Peck's political thriller vibrates with tension, as we see how Lumumba's rise to prominence was ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Lumumba
At the least this film is a cold shower to your heart & soul, to stir & aliven your sensory skills, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A part of African history everyone should know about
I enjoyed this movie very much. Accoring to most available literature, this movie is historically accurate. ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Important subject matter, a bit hard to follow
I would recommend this film, but couched in the warning that I found it a bit hard to follow. There are a lot ... Read More

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