Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death (2003)

Production companies : YLE / DR / ZDF/Arte / Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON) / History Television / BBC / RTBF / Periscope Productions / VRT / SBS /

January 1, 2003 1h 24m Belgium Documentary Dutch More

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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.

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title：Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
status：Released
Release date： 2003
Runtime：1h 24m
Genres： Documentary · History · TV Movie ·
Countries of origin： Belgium · United Kingdom ·
Original Language： Dutch · English · French ·
Director： Peter Bate /
Writers： Peter Bate ·
Production companies： YLE · DR · ZDF/Arte · Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON) · History Television · BBC · RTBF · Periscope Productions · VRT · SBS ·
Overview：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.