The unbelievable story of Congo's brutal history with its Belgian colonizers
2006 · 1h 42m · Documentary, History
Genres: Documentary, History
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…
Director: Pippa Scott, Oreet Rees
Writers: Adam Hochschild, Pippa Scott, Alan Sandom
Music by: Yoav Goren, Pieter Daniel
Cinematography: Craig Matthew, Vincent Hufty
Editor: Oreet Rees