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.

Country:

Belgium,

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary,

History

Duration:

84 minutes

Year:

2004

Director:

Peter Bate

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Company:

YLE,

DR,

ZDF/Arte,

Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON),

History Television,

BBC,

RTBF,

Periscope Productions,

VRT,

SBS

Cast:

Narrator (voice)

Crew:

Co-Producer

Co-Producer

Producer

Co-Producer

Co-Producer