Directed by:
Raoul PeckCinematography:
Bernard LuticComposer:
Jean-Claude PetitCast:
Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas, Cheik Doukouré, Maka Kotto, Pascal N'Zonzi, Mata Gabin, Dieudonné Kabongo, Makena Diop, Théophile Sowié, Rudi Delhem, Mariam Kaba (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Eriq Ebouaney
France
Best movies:
The Children of the Marshland (1999)
All Three of Us (2015)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Alex Descas
France
Best movies:
The House (1997)
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
The Intruder (2004)
Cheik Doukouré
Guinea
Best movies:
The Professional (1981)
My New Partner (1984)
Lumumba (2000)
Maka Kotto
Cameroon
Best movies:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1995)
Lumumba (2000)
Marche à l'ombre (1984)
Pascal N'Zonzi
Congo
Best movies:
The Professional (1981)
Night on Earth (1991)
The Three Brothers (1995)
Mata Gabin
Best movies:
Lumumba (2000)
Monsieur Ibrahim (2003)
Black as the Snow (2021) (TV movie)
Dieudonné Kabongo
Best movies:
The Eighth Day (1996)
Lumumba (2000)
Le Couperet (2005)
Makena Diop
Best movies:
Lumumba (2000)
Théophile Sowié
Best movies:
The Visitors (1993)
Moolaade (2004)
Lumumba (2000)
Rudi Delhem
Belgium
Mariam Kaba
Best movies:
Lumumba (2000)
Le Ballon d'or (1994)
He Even Has Your Eyes (2016)
Olivier Bony
Best movies:
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Lumumba (2000)
Le Dernier Diamant (2014)