King Leopold's Ghost
2006
8.0 (6)
1 hr 42 min
English
The unbelievable story of Congo's brutal history with its Belgian colonizers
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Linden Productions
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- congo
- slavery
- colony
- based on true story
- slave trade
- democratic republic of the congo
- documentary
- belgian congo
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Top Cast
Don Cheadle as Narrator (voice)
Ciaran Reilly as Roger Casement (voice)
Alfre Woodard as Ilanga (voice)
Adam Hochschild as Self
Tom Wright as Additional Narration
Top Crew
Pippa Scott · Director, Writer
Oreet Rees · Director, Editor
Adam Hochschild · Writer
Alan Sandom · Writer
Yoav Goren · Composer
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