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 |
| Summary: |
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. |
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| Note: | Title from container. Originally released as a documentary in 2004. Special features: Bonus documentary: "Boma-Tervuren, the journey." The accompanying film, Boma-Tervuren, revisits the extraordinary and tragic saga of 267 Boma people from the Belgian Congo exhibited in a human zoo in the 1897 World's Fair, and the question: How is the conception about the Africans different today? Also includes: Boma-Tervuren, le voyage = Boma-Tervuren, the journey (c1999, 54 min.) / COBRA Films prsente ; en coproduction avec la RTBF [and others] ; scnario et commentaires, Francis Dujardin ; ralisation, Francis Dujardin ; image, Louis-Philippe Capelle ; montage virtual, Eva Houdova-Mathias. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CN2 D0062649 VideoDVD DT657 .C6646 2006 VideoDVD |
| ISBN: | 1565805135 |
| Credits: | Narrator, Nick Fraser ; cinematography, Renaat Lambeets ; editor, Hugh Williamson ; music, Howard Davidson ; costume designer, Else Bognerts. |
| System Details: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.30:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC. |
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Featuring: Elie Lison, Roger May, Steve Driesen, Tshilombo Imhotep, Annette Keeley. |