Film

King Leopold's Ghost

2006 · 1h 42m · Documentary · History

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

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

Metacritic

71

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.

Don Cheadle

Narrator (voice)

Ciaran Reilly

Roger Casement (voice)

Alfre Woodard

Ilanga (voice)

Philippe Bergeron

James Cromwell

Frank McCourt

Adam Hochschild

Self

Tom Wright

Additional Narration

Annick DeVille

Self

Jean-Pierre Bemba

Self

James Newman

Self

Mbaya Mpoyi

Self

Jacques Depelchin

Self

Zana Aziza Etambala

Self

David Northrup

Self

Papa Maurice

Self

• Pippa ScottDirector · Producer · Writer
• Oreet ReesDirector · Editor
• Adam HochschildWriter
• Alan SandomWriter
• Yoav GorenOriginal Music Composer

Trailer

Release date

May 28, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Documentary, History

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