Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death

Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death

84 mins | Documentary, History | Feb. 24, 2004

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.

Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death

84 mins | Documentary, History | Feb. 24, 2004

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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Danmarks Radio (DR), RTBF, SBS, BBC, Yle, ZDF/Arte, VRT, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), HISTORY TELEVISION, Periscope Productions
Original title Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
Directors Peter Bate
Writers Peter Bate

Cast

Nick Fraser

as Narrator (voice)