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King Leopold's Ghost

2006 · 102 min

A sobering, deeply unsettling historical documentary that confronts you with the scale of colonial atrocity and its lingering shadows.

Directed by
Pippa Scott, Oreet Rees
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Don Cheadle, Ciaran Reilly, Alfre Woodard
Tagline
The unbelievable story of Congo's brutal history with its Belgian colonizers
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.

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Directed by
Pippa Scott, Oreet Rees
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Don Cheadle, Ciaran Reilly, Alfre Woodard
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  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
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measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • colonialism
  • violence
  • greed
  • power
  • crime
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
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period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Horror4
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
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Darkness9
Complexity6
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Music
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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