Where to Watch Lumumba (2000) in the US

What it's about

The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Using newly discovered historical evidence, Haitian-born and later Congo-raised writer and director Raoul Peck renders an emotional and tautly woven account of the mail clerk and beer salesman with a flair for oratory and an uncompromising belief in the capacity of his homeland to build a prosperous nation independent of its former Belgium overlords. Lumumba emerges here as the heroic sacrificial lamb dubiously portrayed by the international media and led to slaughter by commercial and political interests in Belgium, the United States, the international community, and Lumumba's own administration; a true story of political intrigue and murder where political entities, captains of commerce, and the military dovetail in their quest for economic and political hegemony.

Cast and crew

Director

Raoul Peck

Writer

Pascal Bonitzer, Dan Edelstein, Raoul Peck

Starring

Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas, Théophile Sowié

Details

Release date

Sep 27, 2000

Language

French, Lingala, English

Country

France, Belgium, Germany, Haiti

Box office

$352,296

Awards

3 wins & 8 nominations

Where to Watch Lumumba (2000) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Lumumba in the United States?

Lumumba is available with a subscription, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on OVID. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store.

Can I stream Lumumba or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on OVID. Rent the movie on Apple TV Store.

Can I watch Lumumba for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD).