Lumumba

Raoul Peck/ France - Belgium - Germany/ French/ Color/ 2000/ 116 Min

The plot is based on the final months of Patrice Lumumba (played by Eriq Ebouaney) the first Prime Minister of the Congo, whose tenure in office lasted two months until he was driven from office. Joseph Kasa Vubu (Maka Kotto) is sworn in alongside Lumumba as the first president of the country, and together they attempt to prevent the Congo succumbing to secession and anarchy. The film concludes with Joseph Mobutu (Alex Descas) seizing power with, as the film implies, the support of the United States.

Director: Raoul Peck

Writer: Pascal Bonitzer, Raoul Peck

Producer: Jacques Bidou, Raoul Peck

Cast: Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas, Théophile Sowié, Maka Kotto, Dieudonné Kabongo, Pascal N'Zonzi, André Debaar, Cheik Doukouré, Makena Diop, Mariam Kaba

Music: Jean-Claude Petit   

Cinematographer: Bernard Lutic

Editor: Jacques Comets