in French - subtitled in English / English version - 35mm / beta num pal 16/9 stéréo / beta num pal 4/3 stereo / beta sp pal 4/3 stereo / beta sp ntsc 4/3 / dvd (zone2-dvd9-pal) - © photography: Tucha Basto

Patrice Lumumba, the hero of Congolese independence, was not yet 30 when the first tremors of botched decolonisation thrust him to the forefront of the international political area. After a course of a few years, Lumumba, became the most reviled man of this intense cold war

periode. Becoming Prime Minister of one of the richest countries in Africa, Lumumba’s destiny as tragic hero was charted, his assassination already programmed. He would remain in power only three months. All that remained for his murderers to do was dipose of his body.

director RAOUL PECK - authors RAOUL PECK, PASCAL BONITZER - producer JACQUES BIDOU - productions JBA PRODUCTION, RTBF, ENTRE CHIEN ET LOUP, VELVET FILMS, ESSENTIAL FILMPRODUKTION, ARTE FRANCE CINéMA - editing JACQUES COMETS - ERIQ EBOUANEY, ALEX DESCAS, THéOPHILE MOUSSA SOWIE, ANDRé DEBAAR, MARIAM KABA, CHEIK DOUKOURé, DIEUDONNé KABONGO BASHILA, PASCAL NZONZI, RUDI DELHEM - image BERNARD LUTIC - sound JEAN PIERRE LAFORCE, DIRK BOMBEY, WALDIR GONçALVES - music JEAN CLAUDE PETIT - year of production 2000 - RPCA 86 742
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