BLACK JESUS Seduto alla sua destra Directed by Valerio Zurlini Italy, 1968 Drama 90 min.
Synopsis
Drawing on the death of Congolese nationalist Patrice Lumumba, this is a fable about a Christlike revolutionary in an unnamed postcolonial African country. The charismatic leader of a nonviolent movement (Woody Strode) is tortured by the brutal military regime.