Lumumba, la mort d'un prophète

It covers the death of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The film is a creative documentary where biography and history, stories and archives create a frame around the figure of Lumumba, his political assassination, media and memory.[3] The documentary is narrated by the director, Raoul Peck, as he reconstructs a story that interweaves his own personal experiences and the circumstances surrounding the murder of Lumumba.Peck is in Belgium, and uses shots of Brussels to establish his location and contrast with the archival footage he combines to tell Lumumba's story.Even a true location is absent; he cannot get to Zaire, the topic of his film, but the majority of the archival footage and photos used are from Central Africa.
Raoul PeckVelvet FilmDemocratic Republic of the CongoFrenchPatrice Lumumba2021 Cannes Film FestivalAmiens International Film FestivalFESPACOOuagadougouMontrealFribourg International Film FestivalCalifornia NewsreelThe Man by the ShoreLumumbaSometimes in AprilMoloch TropicalMurder in PacotI Am Not Your NegroThe Young Karl MarxExterminate All the BrutesSilver Dollar RoadFESPACO Paul Robeson PrizeThe Last Angel of History