"Rumba Royale" Screening and Q&A
Tue, Mar 10
|La Maison Française
As part of the DC Francophonie Cultural Festival, the Embassy of Belgium invites you to a screening of "Rumba Royale" a historical drama set in pre-independence Congo.
Time & Location
Mar 10, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
La Maison Française , 4101 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA
About the event
As part of the DC Francophonie Cultural Festival, the Embassy of Belgium invites you to a screening of "Rumba Royale" a historical drama set in pre-independence Congo. After the film, co-director and co-writer Hamed Mobasser will sit for a Q&A session, followed by a small reception with Belgian beer! Event registration is free, but capacity is limited.
Set in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa) in 1959, “Rumba Royale” follows a photographer drawn into the city’s most exclusive nightclub as Congo approaches independence. Inside the club, music, politics, and desire collide, with rumba mirroring the tensions of a society on the verge of change. The film will be in French with English subtitles. This event is organized in partnership with Embassy of France - La Maison Française.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Doors will open at 6:00 PM. Please allow extra time for security check-in.