King Leopold's Ghost

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Don Cheadle

Narrator (voice)

Ciaran Reilly

Roger Casement (voice)

Alfre Woodard

Ilanga (voice)

Philippe Bergeron

James Cromwell

Frank McCourt

Adam Hochschild

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Tom Wright

Additional Narration

Annick DeVille

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Jean-Pierre Bemba

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James Newman

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Mbaya Mpoyi

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Jacques Depelchin

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Zana Aziza Etambala

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David Northrup

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Papa Maurice

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Jules Marchal

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Maurice Lenain

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Honoré Vinck

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Ernest Wamba dia Wamba

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