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Mobutu, King of Zaire : an African tragedy. 2nd episode, The upper hand / Les Films de la passerelle, Image Création, Les Films d'ici present a series by Thierry Michel ; produced by Christine Pireaux, Martine Barbé, Serge Lalou ; director/script, Thierry Michel.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Mobutu Sese Seko, 1930-1997.
- Mobutu Sese Seko.
- Kings and rulers.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo--Kings and rulers.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--History--1960-1997.
- Congo (Democratic Republic).
- History.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Politics and government--1960-1997.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (51 min.) : digital, sound, color with black & white sequences
- Other Title:
- Upper hand
- Available from some providers with title: Mobutu, King of Zaire. Part 2
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2015]
- Language Note:
- In French and English with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Covering the years from 1969 to 1988, Part Two shows that by 1970 Mobutu was the undisputed ruler of Zaire, controlling its riches, property, and people. Resistance was brutally repressed, as shown in footage of a University protest that ends in bloodshed. Mobutu's increasing paranoia is exemplified on an archival film of a mass execution, where 13 supposed traitors were hanged.
- Participant:
- Commentary, Thierry Michel, Lye Mudaba Yoka.
- Credits:
- Music, Marc Herouet.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Les Films de la passerelle/CBA/Image Création/Les Films d'ici, c1999; previously released in 2000.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 24, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- if-mob2 Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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