Mobutu

This is a standard documentary aimed at an audience largely desensitised to the horrors of the modern world. It's a detailed account of the rise to power of the eponymous, cynical Congolese dictator, which doesn't pull any punches in identifying his benefactors in the CIA and European governments. It presents Mobutu as being an intellectually, if not morally complex figure.

135 minutes.
Parental Guidance (Violence) .

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Stanley Tucci, Calista Flockhart, Anna Friel
Director	Thierry Michel
Screenplay	Thierry Michel
Music	Marc Herouet
Cinematography	Oliver Stapleton
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Made in	1999
Produced by	Image Création, Le Studio Canal+, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté, Françdaise de Belgique, VRT, CBA, Les Films de la Passerelle, RNTC, Les Films d'Ici, Radio-télévision Belge

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus Peter Frost	10
The Cape Times Wilhelm Snyman	15
The Star Lawrence van Gelder	16
Rapport Barrie Hough	18
TV3 Screenplay Barry Ronge	16
Average .. 75%	15

Visitor Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
Mohammed S Duba	18
Bheka Nkonyane	16
Average .. 85%	17

Visitor Comments

June Koffi: I really enjoyed this film. It was informative as well as disturbing. The combination of old film clips and interviews gave you the sense of how Mobutu's character affected the country.

Mohammed S Duba: Best African documentary film ever.

Bheka Nkonyane: Revealing!

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Mobutu

Credits

Ratings

What the Critics say

Average .. 75%

Visitor Ratings

Average .. 85%

Visitor Comments