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Mobutu, King of Zaire (1999) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1999 · 135 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Thierry Michel
- Starring
- Mobutu Sese Seko
After two years of research across Africa, Europe and the United States, the documentary pieces together the history of Mobutu Sese Seko’s rule. From over 950 hours of material, 104 hours were selected, including 30 hours of never‑released Kinshasa archives. It also includes over 50 hours of interviews with witnesses and close associates recorded in several capitals, tracing the country's tragic history and its self‑styled “King of Zaire.”
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