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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. 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. This is the English-dubbed version of the film. Actors: Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas, Théophile Sowié, Maka Kotto, Dieudonné Kabongo Directors: Raoul Peck Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC Language: French, Lingala Subtitles: Region: Region 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Number of discs: 1 Rating: Not-Rated Studio: Zeitgeist Films Release Date: November 5, 2002 Run Time: 115 minutes Be the first one to review this album. Click here to write your review about this product It seems like you are not logged in. Please log in before you you share your comments with the rest of our community members and our website audiences. If you have not opened your account, click here to register now and then proceed afterwards.
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