Congo : white king, red rubber, black death / an ArtMattan Productions release ; Periscope Productions and BBC, ZDF, Arte, IKON, VRT, RTBF, YLE, and in association with History Television, SBS Television, and Danmarks Radio ; produced by Paul Pauweis, Nick Fraser, Olaf Gunnert, Wessel van der Hammen, Philipe Van Meerbeeck, Bill Binnemans, and Iikka Vehkalahti ; written and directed by Peter Bate.
Critical analysis and description of how King Leopold II of Belgium turned Congo into its private colony between 1885-1908. Under his control, Congo became a labor camp of shocking brutality. People were starved and tortured in the name of harvesting rubber.
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Language: | English Dutch French |
| Language of the Original: |
French |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
In English, French and Flemish with English subtitles. |
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New York :
ArtMattan Productions,
[2006]
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
Boma-Tervuren, the journey. [Other title]
White king, red rubber, black death. [Other title] |
| Format: | Video DVD |
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