Documentary ·History · United States of America · 2006 · 1h 42m

King Leopold's Ghost

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Director
Pippa ScottOreet Rees
Cast
Don Cheadle as Narrator (voice) Ciaran Reilly as Roger Casement (voice) Alfre Woodard as Ilanga (voice) Philippe Bergeron as James Cromwell as Frank McCourt as
Crew
Oreet Rees — Editor Yoav Goren — Original Music Composer Adam Hochschild — Writer Pippa Scott — Writer Alan Sandom — Writer Pippa Scott — Producer
Tagline

The unbelievable story of Congo's brutal history with its Belgian colonizers

Synopsis

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.

Trailer King Leopold's Ghost — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookcongocolonybased on true storyslave tradedemocratic republic of the congodocumentarybelgian congo
Key Collaborators
Pippa Scott Director Oreet Rees Director Oreet Rees Editor Yoav Goren Original Music Composer Adam Hochschild Writer Pippa Scott Writer Alan Sandom Writer Pippa Scott Producer
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