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

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.

Cast

Narrator (voice)
N Nick Fraser
Elie Lison
R Roger May
Steve Driesen
T Tshilombo Imhotep
A Annette Kelly

Crew

Producer
Paul Pauwels
Production Coordinator
T Tim Altmann
Co-Producer
B Bill Binnemans
Co-Producer
O Olaf Grunert
Co-Producer
W Wessel van der Hammen
Co-Producer
P Philippe Van Meerbeeck
Production Manager
F Fedrik De Beul
Co-Producer
N Nick Fraser
Director
P Peter Bate
Writer
P Peter Bate
Original Music Composer
H Howard Davidson
Director of Photography
R Renaat Lambeets
Co-Producer
I Iikka Vehkalahti
Production Manager
D Djo Munga