Name: King Leopold's Ghost
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-05-28
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Philippe Bergeron, Don Cheadle, James Cromwell

I'm amazed at friends who want to visit Africa & have their picture taken on an elephant. This story is about the Congo a country rich in cobalt, copper, diamond, tantalum, tin, gold, oil & rubber. Belgium's King made vast fortunes plundering these resources using the Congolians for slaves. A story that has been whitewashed to hide the crimes against the people. The U. S. & the news have been complicit in denying this brutal history while amassing fortunes.

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A documentary about the exploitation of the Congo by King Leopold II of Belgium.

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