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

Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title

Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death

Status

released

Original Language

en

Where to watch free (US)

Production Companies

YLE

DR

ZDF/Arte

Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON)

History Television

BBC