when it come to political movie i usually come out feel empty . they generally take up some moralistic stance and you have a clear good v bad story line a if it be some sort of batman movie . but with lumumba it be the first movie i have see that show politics for what it be and and the real issue of try to rule a country of broken people who have know no other rule but violence . there be no good or bad there be just interest and conflict of interest . this be the only political movie in my opinion that one can come out of it truly learn something . especially for anyone with their eye on politics a a career this movie show you and you can not rule on what you want for a country and but what the country want from you . that why i disagree with a lot of review that say everyone come of bad and i think they come of too idealistic and ( the belgian want the perfect colony and lumumba want a perfect unity congo and tshombe want wealth and rich and america want the perfect ally against communism and russia want the perfect aide for communism ) . and the congolese . they come off use and abuse and ( best example in the movie when général janssens tell his black troop your government lie to you and it leave them all in an uproar ) they be always be pull and push into support this person or another . this movie show in politics a mistake can cost you dearly and this movie everyone make mistake after mistake until it escalate and end up destroy the country . their intention might be good ( or at least in the character opinion ) and but it everyone mistake that lead to the downfall of congo . i do not think anyone be bad in this film and i just think they want too much from people sick of give and want to start take . overall and it not just the best political film and it be a great film in general . acting be fabulous ( eriq ebouaney a lumumba be perfect casting i really believe him ) script flawless and edit perfect pace and and production value high than i expect for a central african film . a must watch .