Lumumba, return of a hero

Lumumba, return of a hero (2023)

Released: 2023-09-24 Duration: 1hr 26min
Genres: Documentary
Rating 0.0

Overview

61 years after his assassination, Patrice Lumumba returns to his country. "Congo returns to Congo" as one of his children said. Lumumba was a nationalist leader who intended to use his country's enormous wealth for the benefit of his people. He became the first Prime Minister in the history of Congo on June 30, 1960, when the country gained its independence after 80 years of Belgian colonial rule. Seven months later, he was assassinated in Katanga province with two of his best political allies: Joseph Okito and Maurice Mpolo. Their bodies were dissolved in sulfuric acid and only one of Patrice Lumumba's teeth remained. This "relic" was taken from Lumumba's corpse and kept in secret by a police commissioner until his death in 2000. The assassination of the nationalist and anti-colonialist leader was followed by the advent of the dictator Mobutu, who was able to remain in place until 1997, thanks to Western support.

Production Companies

Dancing Dog Productions
Dancing Dog Productions
RTBF
RTBF

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language fr
Popularity 1.18

Directed By

Benoît Feyt

Dieudo Hamadi

Quentin Noirfalisse

Crew

Director
Benoît Feyt
Director
Dieudo Hamadi
Writer
Benoît Feyt
Director of Photography
Dieudo Hamadi
Director of Photography
Benjamin Morel
Director of Photography
Adrien Lengrand
Director of Photography
Rodolphe de Brabandere
Director of Photography
Maximilien Charlier
Original Music Composer
Rodriguez Vangama
Sound Editor
Laurent Martin
Color Grading
Paul Millot
Producer
Antoine Sanchez
Production Director
Benjamin Bise
Co-Producer
Annick Lernoud
Co-Producer
Anne Schiffmann

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