King Leopold's Ghost

King Leopold's Ghost

2006
1h 42m
7.6

7.6/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary History

"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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Linden Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
French English

Keywords

based on novel or book congo colony based on true story slave trade democratic republic of the congo documentary belgian congo

Quick Facts

Release Date May 28, 2006
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0455581
Website Visit Site

Cast

Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle

Narrator (voice)

Ciaran Reilly
Ciaran Reilly

Roger Casement (voice)

Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard

Ilanga (voice)

Philippe Bergeron
Philippe Bergeron

James Cromwell
James Cromwell

Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt

Adam Hochschild
Adam Hochschild

Self

Tom Wright
Tom Wright

Additional Narration

Annick DeVille
Annick DeVille

Self

Jean-Pierre Bemba
Jean-Pierre Bemba

Self

James Newman
James Newman

Self

Mbaya Mpoyi
Mbaya Mpoyi

Self

Key Crew

Pippa Scott
Director
Pippa Scott
Producer
Pippa Scott
Writer
Adam Hochschild
Writer
Oreet Rees
Director
Alan Sandom
Writer