Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
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.
Directed by Peter Bate · Written by Peter Bate
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- Nick Fraser Narrator (voice)
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Elie Lison - Roger May
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Steve Driesen - Tshilombo Imhotep
- Annette Kelly
Make it a double feature
3h 55m together
Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
The New World
A close match in mood and era.
