1965, Bob Denard, even early in his career, Battle in Congo. It strives to make its game in the middle of a bloody civil war fueled by rivalry and ambition postcolonial of a newcomer on the African scene: General Mobutu.
Acting
Clovis Cornillac's Denard oozes dangerous charisma you shouldn't root for.
Production
Period Congo detail that makes the chaos feel uncomfortably real.
Director
Thomas Vincent
Clovis Cornillac
Bob Denard
Marc Zinga
General Mobutu
Olivier Rabourdin
Commander of the SDECE
Gina Haller
Marie Elise
Christophe Vandevelde
Lieutenant Rossi
Dan Herzberg
Lieutenant Fourrier
Aladin Reibel
Major Schramme
François Loriquet
SDECE Advisor
Richard Lukunku
Lieutenant Oka
Zikhona Sodlaka
Woman with the revolver
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Bob Denard led four coup attempts in the Comoros alone and was never fully prosecuted; France found him too useful to jail.
Mobutu Sese Seko would rule Zaire for 32 years, becoming the archetype of the Cold War dictator propped by Western powers—this film catches him learning the game.
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