Eriq Ebouaney
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Lumumba is a 2000 biographical film directed by Raoul Peck. A co-production of France, Germany, Belgium, and Haiti filmed in French, the film depicts the rise and fall of Patrice Lumumba, and is set in the months before and after Congo-Léopoldville achieved independence from Belgium in June 1960.
- Jacques Bidou, Raoul Peck
- Jean-Claude Petit
Sep 27, 2000 · Lumumba: Directed by Raoul Peck. With Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas, Théophile Sowié, Maka Kotto. The true story of controversial leader of independent Congo Patrice Lumumba.
- (2K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Raoul Peck
- 2000-09-27
Jul 27, 2001 · In the 1950s, Lumumba becomes a leader of the Congolese National Movement. His abilities are spotted early by the Belgians, who after a century of inhuman despoliation of a once-prosperous land, are fearful of powerful Africans. Lumumba is jailed, beaten, and then released to fly to Brussels for the conference granting the Congo its freedom.
Summaries. The true story of controversial leader of independent Congo Patrice Lumumba. The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Using newly discovered historical evidence, Haitian-born and later Congo-raised writer and director ...
Jun 27, 2001 · 82% Tomatometer 60 Reviews 83% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings "Lumumba" is a gripping political thriller which tells the story of the legendary African leader Patrice Emery Lumumba. Called...
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- Drama
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Details. Cast and Crew. 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.
