Film

Lumumba, return of a hero

2023 · 1h 26m · Documentary

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.

Patrice Lumumba

Self

Babetida Sadjo

Commentary

Tshondo Ngoy Elias

Self

Jacques Brassine

Self

Juliana Lumumba

Self

Roland Lumumba

Self

Francis Lumumba

Self

Maurice Mpolo

Self

Isidore Ndaywel è Nziem

Self

Ludo De Witte

Self

Stephen Davignon

Self

Aliou Baldé

Self

Mireille-Tsheusi Robert

Self

Christophe Marchand

Self

Olivier Blairon

Self

• Benoît FeytDirector · Writer
• Dieudo HamadiDirector · Writer · Director of Photography
• Quentin NoirfalisseWriter · Director · Producer
• Antoine SanchezProducer
• Benjamin MorelDirector of Photography
• Adrien LengrandDirector of Photography
• Rodolphe de BrabandereDirector of Photography
• Maximilien CharlierDirector of Photography
• Rodriguez VangamaOriginal Music Composer
• Gaëlle HardyEditor

Release date

September 24, 2023

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Documentary