Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
84 mins
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.
Djo Munga
Production Manager
Fedrik De Beul
Production Manager
Olaf Grunert
Co-Producer
Tim Altmann
Production Coordinator
Wessel van der Hammen
Co-Producer
Bill Binnemans
Co-Producer
Philippe Van Meerbeeck
Co-Producer
Nick Fraser
Co-Producer
Peter Bate
Director
Peter Bate
Writer
Iikka Vehkalahti
Co-Producer
Renaat Lambeets
Director of Photography
Howard Davidson
Original Music Composer