Patrice Lumumba was the first elected prime minister of Congo. The movie opens with a dead Lumumba as he is dismembered by two white men. Lumumba would rise in the political stage. He would be arrested and then leads a united delegation to gain independence from the Belgians. His MNC would win the election and he becomes the prime minister. After some turmoil and chaos in the country, Lumumba would be overthrown two months later. He would be killed four months after that.
This is biopic of a little known piece of African history. Firstly, I found the dubbing distracting like early kung-fu movies. Secondly, the movie is probably too saintly with the portrayal. The man is almost always soft spoken and reasonable. He is a politician and he should be a much more interesting character than this. This is a white bread saint character. It would be helpful if he can clarify his philosophy. Other than gaining independence, I don't get much of a sense of his politics. Thirdly, there is also a lot of complicated history that needs some explanation. There are characters that needs to be given time. The movie should create a character (usually a reporter) to explain what is happening in the political world. The movie also skips the election which should be a powerful section of the movie. It is commendable to make a movie about a forgotten history but this could be done better.
This is biopic of a little known piece of African history. Firstly, I found the dubbing distracting like early kung-fu movies. Secondly, the movie is probably too saintly with the portrayal. The man is almost always soft spoken and reasonable. He is a politician and he should be a much more interesting character than this. This is a white bread saint character. It would be helpful if he can clarify his philosophy. Other than gaining independence, I don't get much of a sense of his politics. Thirdly, there is also a lot of complicated history that needs some explanation. There are characters that needs to be given time. The movie should create a character (usually a reporter) to explain what is happening in the political world. The movie also skips the election which should be a powerful section of the movie. It is commendable to make a movie about a forgotten history but this could be done better.