Mobutu, King of Zaire
1999 · Documentary · 135 min. · Belgium
November 1965. With the help of the CIA, Mobutu launched a coup d'état and seized power in the former Belgian Congo. He renamed the country Zaïre and imposed on his people a peace based upon fear, violence and repression. In less than 25 years, this young sergeant of the colonial army became one of the richest and most feared men in the world. He sided with the West and built a pyramid of autocratic, predatory power, underpinned by money. He handed out favours and disgrace, and wielded absolute rule over the ruins of a country ravaged by corruption.
Direction Thierry Michel
Soundtrack Marc Hérouet
Screenplay Thierry Michel · Lye Mudaba
Cinematography Didier Hill-Derive · Joel Marcipont · Alain Marcoen
Original title Mobutu, roi du Zaïre
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