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The unbelievable story of Congo's brutal history with its Belgian colonizers
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.
Directed by Pippa Scott
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Don Cheadle
Narrator (voice)

Ciaran Reilly
Roger Casement (voice)

Alfre Woodard
Ilanga (voice)

Philippe Bergeron

James Cromwell

Frank McCourt

Adam Hochschild
Self

Tom Wright
Additional Narration

Annick DeVille
Self

Jean-Pierre Bemba
Self

James Newman
Self

Mbaya Mpoyi
Self
Enemy at the Gates
2001