Belgium / Jan 01, 2003
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Nederlands |
| Production countries | Belgium, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | YLE, DR, ZDF/Arte, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), History Television, BBC, RTBF, Periscope Productions, VRT, SBS |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 2003 |
| Production | Olaf Grunert, Paul Pauwels, Wessel van der Hammen, Bill Binnemans, Philippe Van Meerbeeck, Nick Fraser, Iikka Vehkalahti |
| Writer | Peter Bate |
| Cinematography | Renaat Lambeets |
| Assistant directors | Peter Bate |
| Camera operators | Renaat Lambeets |
| Additional photography | Renaat Lambeets |
| Music | Howard Davidson |
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| Sound | Howard Davidson |
Release dates
TV
United Kingdom / Feb 24, 2004
Finland / Mar 24, 2004
Canada / Mar 29, 2004
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United States / Nov 30, 2004
Czechia / Apr 28, 2005
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