Black Jesus

Original title: Seduto alla sua destra

"He who ain't with me--is AGAINST me."

1968 ★ 5.2 89 min IMDb Italian Valerio Zurlini

Overview

A thinly-disguised biography of African leader Patrice Lumumba, here called Lalubi. Lalubi, a Christ-like leader determined to save his people, by passive resistance, from the dictatorial regime propped up by European colonialists, is imprisoned and tortured, along with a thief who comes to a greater understanding through his contact with Lalubi.

Drama