'' Black Jesus '' ( , lit . " Sitting to his right " ) is a 1968 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Valerio Zurlini and starring Woody Strode . It is inspired by the finals days of the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Patrice Lumumba . It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival , but the festival was cancelled due to the May 1968 events in France
1968 Cannes Film Festival
1968 Cannes Film Festival
Black Jesus (film)