Lumumba: La mort du prophète (1992)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Raoul Peck

Writer:

Raoul Peck (writer)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot:

Documentary about African political leader Patrice Lumumba, who was Prime Minister of Zaire (now Congo) when he was assassinated in 1961. |

Plot Keywords:

Congo

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Patrice Lumumba

...

Himself (archive footage)

Also Known As:

Lumumba: Death of a Prophet

Runtime:

69 min

Country:

France | Switzerland | Germany

Language:

French | English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Velvet Film

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: (#6.3)" (1993)

The documenting of a needed voice silenced

The 1961 assassination of Zaire's prime minister Patrice Lumumba is the subject of this modest documentary. Raoul Peck directs this unique look at a tragic time in African history, where the one man who seemed poised to finally speak up for the black population of the Congo was brutally killed before his goal of equality could be completely achieved.

Peck, who intertwines bits of his own childhood into the mix to establish the period, uses little music to help establish the somberness of the subject. The result is a worthwhile documentary, especially to those interested in African history. Peck, who also narrates, directed the 2001 narrative film on the same subject entitled "Lumumba."