Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
7.2/10
1hr 24mins
Country:GB, US
2003
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Spoken Languages: English, Français, Nederlands
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.
Budget
$0.00
Production companies
YLE, DR, ZDF/Arte, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), History Television, BBC, RTBF, Periscope Productions, VRT, SBS
Genre
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Runtime
1hr 24mins
Rating
7.2/10
Release Date
2003-01-01
