Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
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2003 · Movie · 1h 24m
The read
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic65/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter BateDirector
- Peter BateWriter
- Howard DavidsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nick FraserNarrator (voice)
- Elie LisonCast
- Roger MayCast
- Steve DriesenCast
- Tshilombo ImhotepCast
- Annette KellyCast
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Themes
colonialism