Mobutu, King of Zaire

Mobutu, King of Zaire (1999)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1999-06-02
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 5 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 15min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française de Belgique
  • Production Country: Belgium, France
  • Director: Thierry Michel
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Summary

This film is the result of more than two years of work tracking down archive material and witnesses close to Mobutu in Africa, Europe and the U.S. More than 950 hours of footage have been seen by the world. Among the 104 hours selected as the basis for this film, are 30 hours of archives recently discovered in Kinshasa and never before released. Completing these exceptional documents, are more than 50 hours of interviews with those close to the former president and the events surrounding his reign, conducted by the director in Kinshasa, Brussels, Paris and Washington. Like a vast historical puzzle, this film pieces together the tragic history of a country, and its self-styled leader - the dictator, Mobutu Sese Seko, "King of Zaïre".

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  • Mobutu Sese Seko

    as Himself (archive footage)
Writing Thierry Michel Writer
Directing Thierry Michel Director
Writing Lye Mudaba Screenplay

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