Movie·2003·1h 24m
Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
Country
Belgium
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Producer
Paul Pauwels
Cinematography
Renaat Lambeets
Music
Howard Davidson
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
7 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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// cast
Cast
Nick Fraser
Narrator (voice)
Elie Lison
Roger May
Steve Driesen
Tshilombo Imhotep
Annette Kelly
// crew
Crew
Paul Pauwels
Producer
Peter Bate
Director, Writer
Renaat Lambeets
Director of Photography
Howard Davidson
Original Music Composer
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