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.
Genre: Documentary, History
Stars: Nick Fraser, Elie Lison, Roger May, Steve Driesen, Tshilombo Imhotep, Annette Kelly
Crew: Wessel van der Hammen (Co-Producer), Nick Fraser (Co-Producer), Paul Pauwels (Producer), Philippe Van Meerbeeck (Co-Producer), Bill Binnemans (Co-Producer), Tim Altmann (Production Coordinator)
Country: Belgium, United Kingdom
Language: Nederlands, English, Français
Studio: YLE, DR, ZDF/Arte, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), History Television, BBC, RTBF, Periscope Productions, VRT, SBS
Runtime: 84 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 24, 2004
IMDb: 3.8
Keywords:colonialism
