Schindler's List
1993 · Drama · History
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Film / 2006
King Leopold's Ghost
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.
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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.
Cast
Don CheadleNarrator (voice)
Ciaran ReillyRoger Casement (voice)
Alfre WoodardIlanga (voice)
Philippe Bergeron
James Cromwell
Frank McCourt
Adam HochschildSelf
Tom WrightAdditional Narration
Annick DeVilleSelf
Jean-Pierre BembaSelf
James NewmanSelf
Mbaya MpoyiSelf
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Jacques DepelchinSelf
Zana Aziza EtambalaSelf
David NorthrupSelf
Papa MauriceSelf
Jules MarchalSelf
Maurice LenainSelf
Honoré VinckSelf
Ernest Wamba dia WambaSelf
Juliana LumumbaSelf
Jan VansinaSelf
Lubamba DibweSelf
Mubenga wa BeyaSelf
Gregoire MulambaSelf
Etienne MutshipayiSelf
Arnaud ZajtmanSelf
Frank McCourtSelf
Jim FreedmanSelf
Ludo De WitteSelf
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Chris CurryVoice
Ron CanadaVoice
Marc-Gregory BarrettVoice
Dominic KeatingVoice
Andre KelleyVoice
Charles DennisVoice
Karen LandryVoice
Keith FergusonVoice
Chris MulkeyVoice
David Dayan FisherVoice
Phil ProctorVoicer
Anna GravesVoice
Magnus StefanssonVoice
Judith ScottVoice
Julian StoneVoice
King Leopold II of BelgiumSelf (archive footage)
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