King Leopold's Ghost
King Leopold's Ghost
King Leopold's Ghost is a 2006 United States of America Documentary, History It stars Don Cheadle, Ciaran Reilly, Alfre Woodard, Philippe Bergeron. 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.
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Country: United States of America
- Cast: Don Cheadle, Ciaran Reilly, Alfre Woodard, Philippe Bergeron, James Cromwell, Frank McCourt, Adam Hochschild