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Where to Watch King Leopold's Ghost (2006)
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.
DocumentaryHistory 102 min
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Cast
- Don Cheadle as Narrator (voice)
- Ciaran Reilly as Roger Casement (voice)
- Alfre Woodard as Ilanga (voice)
- Philippe Bergeron
- James Cromwell