This true, astonishing story describes how King Leopold II of Belgium turned Congo into its private colony between 1885 and 1908. Under his control, Congo became a gulag labor camp of shocking brutality. Leopold posed as the protector of Africans fleeing Arab slave-traders but, in reality, he carved out an empire based on terror to harvest rubber.
Title | Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death |
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Year | 2003 |
Genre | Documentary, History, TV Movie |
Country | Belgium, United Kingdom |
Studio | YLE, DR, ZDF/Arte, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), History Television, BBC, RTBF, Periscope Productions, VRT, SBS |
Cast | Nick Fraser, Elie Lison, Roger May, Steve Driesen, Tshilombo Imhotep, Annette Kelly |
Crew | Djo Munga (Production Manager), Paul Pauwels (Producer), Tim Altmann (Production Coordinator), Bill Binnemans (Co-Producer), Olaf Grunert (Co-Producer), Wessel van der Hammen (Co-Producer) |
Keyword | colonialism |
Release | Jan 01, 2003 |
Runtime | 84 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.20 / 10 by 6 users |
Popularity | 2 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Nederlands, English, Français |