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61 years after his assassination, Patrice Lumumba returns to his homeland. "The Congo returns to the Congo", as one of his children put it.
Lumumba was a nationalist leader intent on using his country’s enormous wealth for the benefit of his people. He became the first prime minister in Congo’s history on June 30, 1960, when the country gained independence after 80 years of Belgian colonial rule.
Seven months later, he was assassinated in Katanga province along with two of his closest 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 secret by a police commissioner until his death in 2000.
The assassination of the nationalist and anti-colonialist leader was followed by the rise of the dictator Mobutu, who was able to remain in power until 1997, thanks to Western support. These events had a gigantic impact on Congo’s history, and are still shaking the country to this day. Historical research has shown that Belgium, the United States and the United Nations all played a role in the murders of Lumumba, Okito and Mpolo. In 2001, a parliamentary commission admitted Belgium’s moral responsibility for these crimes, and in June 2022, the Belgian government officially returned Lumumba’s tooth to his children. A milestone in Belgian post-colonial history.
This film follows the highly political celebrations for the return of Lumumba’s tooth to the Congo, and questions the legacy of one of the great political leaders of decolonization.
{{'FORMAT_DU_SUPPORT' | translate}}: DCP
{{'DUREE' | translate}}: 86'
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Feyt Benoît, Noirfalisse QuentinHamadi Dieudo
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DIEUDO HAMADI, BENJAMIN MOREL, ADRIEN LENGRAND, RODOLPHE DE BRABANDERE & MAXIMILIEN CHARLIER
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FRÉDÉRIC CRISTEA, MANU SAUBAIN, QUENTIN NOIRFALISSE, FRÉDÉRIC JOBLIN
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GAËLLE HARDY
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LAURENT MARTIN @ EMPIRE DIGITAL
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RODRIGUEZ VANGAMA
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BABETIDA SADJO
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Assistant de production: ANTOINE SANCHEZ
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DANCING DOG PRODUCTIONS - QUENTIN NOIRFALISSE & ANTOINE SANCHEZ
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BENJAMIN BISE
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Wallonie Image Production, RTBF Télévision Belge – Unité Documentaire (ISABELLE CHRISTIAENS, ANNICK LERNOUD, ANNE SCHIFFMANN)
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Fixeur: OLIVIER KAYUMBA
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PAUL MILLOT @ COBALT FILMS
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14 October 2023 : La Trois - 20h30
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25 January 2024 : Projection au Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles de Kinshasa
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24 January 2024 : Projection au Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles de Kinshasa
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17 January 2024 : Projection à l'Espace Culturel Ngoma (Kisangani)
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09 January 2024 : Projection au Cinéma Zed Leuven
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29 November 2023 : MOIS DU DOC' 2023 BELGIQUE: rencontre, échanges et drink en présence de Benoît Feyt, Quentin Noirfalisse et du Collectif «Mémoire Coloniale et Lutte contre les Discriminations» à la Vènerie (Centre culturel de Watermael-Boitsfort)
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28 November 2023 : MOIS DU DOC' 2023 BELGIQUE: Espace Citoyen (Hainaut)
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09 November 2023 : MOIS DU DOC' 2023 BELGIQUE: Cinéma Plaza Arthouse en présence de l’équipe du film (Hainaut)
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28 June 2023 : AVANT-AVANT-PREMIÈRE (Flandres) à De Cinema (Anvers)
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19 June 2023 : Séance spéciale au Cinéma Vendôme (Bruxelles)
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08 June 2023 : AVANT-PREMIÈRE au Cinéma Vendôme (Bruxelles)
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