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King Leopold's Ghost
“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.
Directed by Pippa Scott, Oreet Rees
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Status
Released
Released
May 28, 2006
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
French, English
Top cast
Don Cheadle
Narrator (voice)
Ciaran Reilly
Roger Casement (voice)
Alfre Woodard
Ilanga (voice)
Philippe Bergeron
James Cromwell
Frank McCourt
Adam Hochschild
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Tom Wright
Additional Narration
Annick DeVille
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Jean-Pierre Bemba
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James Newman
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Mbaya Mpoyi
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Jacques Depelchin
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Zana Aziza Etambala
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David Northrup
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Papa Maurice
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Jules Marchal
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Maurice Lenain
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Honoré Vinck
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Ernest Wamba dia Wamba
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