King Leopold's Ghost

7.5

/10

1h 42m 13+Documentary History

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.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 (18... Read more

Starring Don Cheadle, Ciaran Reilly, Alfre Woodard, Philippe Bergeron, James Cromwell, Frank McCourt, Adam Hochschild

Watch "King Leopold's Ghost" on Amazon Prime released in 2006. It's a documentary and history movie, and has a rating of 7.5 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.