Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
2003•1h 24m•7.4•Released
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
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.
Director
Peter Bate
Writer
Peter Bate
Languages
English, French, Dutch
Studio
YLE
Cast
Nick Fraser
Narrator (voice)
Elie Lison
Roger May
Steve Driesen
Tshilombo Imhotep
Annette Kelly
Production
Company
YLE
Company
DR
Company
ZDF/Arte
Company
Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON)
Company
History Television
Company
BBC
Company
RTBF
Company
Periscope Productions
Company
VRT
Company
SBS
Producer
Paul Pauwels
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