Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
7.2
2003-01-01
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.
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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.
Released
2003-01-01
Runtime
84
Director
Djo Munga
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Documentary
History
TV Movie
Language
English
Production
YLE
DR
ZDF/Arte
Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON)
History Television
BBC
RTBF
Periscope Productions
VRT
SBS
