Patrice Lumumba actively sought for an end to imperialist-backed violence in DR Congo, resulting in his murder months after he was elected as the country’s first Prime Minister.
Photo from Getty Images.
Johan Grimonprez’s ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ Details the Origins of Congo Crisis
The filmmaker masterfully weaves colonial cruelty, western callousness, the singular power of music, and women’s role in revolutions.
