Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
2003
- Peter Bate
- 1h 24m
- January 1, 2003 · Belgium, United Kingdom
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 1, 2003
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- Dutch, English, French
- Countries
- Belgium, United Kingdom
- Production
- RTBF,DR,ZDF/Arte,YLE,BBC,SBS,Periscope Productions,VRT,Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON),HISTORY TELEVISION,History Television
- Director
- Peter Bate
- Writer
- Peter Bate
- Producer
- Paul Pauwels
- Cinematography
- Renaat Lambeets
- Music
- Howard Davidson
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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