King Leopold's Ghost

May 28, 2006

1h 42m

★ 7.6

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

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Linden Productions

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Don Cheadle

Roger Casement (voice)

Ciaran Reilly

Ilanga (voice)

Alfre Woodard

Philippe Bergeron

James Cromwell

Frank McCourt

Self

Adam Hochschild

Additional Narration

Tom Wright

Self

Annick DeVille

Self

Jean-Pierre Bemba

Self

James Newman

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