Mobutu's Game

Mobutu's Game is a political documentary thriller about the Congolese dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. Mobutu, a child of Belgian colonialism and the Cold War, managed to remain in power for 32 years by playing an extremely complex and well-thought-out political game.

In an ingenious way, he not only managed to maintain national unity in Congo, but also to serve the geopolitical and strategic interests of the West. He did this by building a dam against communism in Africa, but above all by safeguarding Western access to Congo's inexhaustible mineral resources.