was deleted from the version of the film that aired on HBO. Another source says that the scene was not deleted, but the word "Carlucci" was bleeped in the dialogue, with the name masked in the credits. The scene remains on the DVD version of the film. Reception The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 81% and a Metacritic score of 78, which indicates "generally favorable reviews." The critics' consensus of Rotten Tomatoes read "Ebouaney's fiery performance makes Lumumba compelling." Reviewing the film in The Guardian, Alex Tunzelmann noted Peck's "commendable effort to get as close to the truth as possible, incorporating many details from historical investigator Ludo de Witte's The Assassination of Lumumba. Tunzelmann suggested the film might move too quickly through the Congo and Lumumba's history for viewers not already familiar with it to keep up, but said the "last part of the film, from Lumumba's falling out with Mobutu to his death, is gripping to watch, building to a superb last scene intercutting Lumumba's fate with Mobutu's attempt to rewrite history." Writing for The New York Times, Elvis Mitchell read the film's pace as "refus[ing] to lay out Lumumba's life in traditional, corny terms by presenting a lengthy and unwieldy history lesson and then groveling for audience sympathy. Instead Lumumba vaults through his radicalization and the track that led this former civil servant and beer salesman to leave his angry stamp on the world." Accolades References External links Official site, Zeitgeist films Article at SeeingBlack.com 2000 films Films set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Films set in Belgium Films shot in Mozambique Films shot in Zimbabwe Films set in 1960 2000s French-language films Cold War films 2000s historical drama films Belgian historical drama films French historical drama films Haitian historical drama films Films about racism Lingala-language films Drama films based on actual events Films directed by Raoul Peck Films shot in Belgium Cultural depictions of Patrice Lumumba English-language French films English-language Belgian films English-language German films English-language Haitian films 2000s French films