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Lumumba, return of a hero

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Calorie Rating: 121
Released: 2023-09-24
Running Time: 86 Minutes
Studios: Dancing Dog Productions, RTBF,


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.

Director / Directors




Cast

Patrice Lumumba
Character: Self
Babetida Sadjo
Character: Commentary
Tshondo Ngoy Elias
Character: Self

Jacques Brassine
Character: Self
Juliana Lumumba
Character: Self
Roland Lumumba
Character: Self

Francis Lumumba
Character: Self
Maurice Mpolo
Character: Self

Ludo De Witte
Character: Self
Stephen Davignon
Character: Self
Aliou Baldé
Character: Self

Mireille-Tsheusi Robert
Character: Self
Christophe Marchand
Character: Self
Olivier Blairon
Character: Self


Production and Crew

Maximilien Charlier
Director of Photography
Paul Millot
Color Grading
Benjamin Morel
Director of Photography


Adrien Lengrand
Director of Photography

Rodolphe de Brabandere
Director of Photography

Rodriguez Vangama
Original Music Composer
Dieudo Hamadi
Director of Photography
Laurent Martin
Sound Editor


Benjamin Bise
Production Director
Annick Lernoud
Co-Producer
Anne Schiffmann
Co-Producer