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Feb 21, 2024 · By J. Hoberman. Feb. 21, 2024. “If the prophet dies, so does the future,” the director Raoul Peck says early in “ Lumumba: Death of a Prophet .” The movie, a personal essay in the form of...
Feb 23—Mar 12, 2024. Set in the months before and after the Congo declared its independence from Belgium, this gripping and deeply personal political film from director Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro), who grew up in the Congo, depicts the rise and fall of legendary African leader and first Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo Patrice ...
69 minutes. Country. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Language. French. Lumumba, la mort du prophète ( Lumumba, the death of the prophet) is a 1990 documentary film by Haitian director Raoul Peck. It covers the death of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Investigating revolutionary Patrice Lumumba's brief tenure as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as the machinations behind his shocking assassination, legendary Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck discovers critical flashpoints where a nation's officially curated narratives intersect with repressed truths.
Film. by Raoul Peck. Details. France, Germany and Switzerland / 1990 / 69mins / Biography, Documentary / French. Lumumba: La Mort du Prophète offers a unique opportunity to reconsider the life and legacy of one of the legendary figures of modern African history.
Lumumba: Death of a Prophet. Filmmaker Raoul Peck shows the political life of Patrice Lumumba, who was assassinated in 1961 at age 35.
Apr 14, 2024 · Investigating revolutionary Patrice Lumumba’s brief tenure as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as the machinations behind his shocking assassination, legendary Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck discovers critical flashpoints where a nation’s officially curated narratives intersect with repressed truths. FORMAT: DCP.
