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King Leopold's Ghost (2006)

King Leopold's Ghost (2006)

History Documentary

The unbelievable story of Congo's brutal history with its Belgian colonizers

Release Date: 2006, May 28
Directors: Pippa Scott, Oreet Rees
Countries: United States of America
Production: Linden Productions
Cast: Don Cheadle, Keith Ferguson, Chris Mulkey, David Dayan Fisher, Phil Proctor, Alfre Woodard, Ron Canada, Dominic Keating, Tom Wright, Julian Stone, Judith Scott, James Newman

Overview:

The modern history of the Congo, the heart of Africa, is a terrifying tale of appalling brutality: how the greedy and incredibly ruthless King Leopold II of Belgium (1935-1909) turned a vast country into his private estate (1885-1908) and how he plundered the land and raped the bodies and souls of its defenceless inhabitants, causing countless victims; and what exactly is the true impact of this often forgotten story of crime and horror today.

Keywords:

based on novel or book based on true story slavery colony slave trade congo documentary democratic republic of the congo belgian congo