King Leopold's Ghost
28/05/2006
2h
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.
Cast
Don Cheadle
Narrator (voice)
Ciaran Reilly
Roger Casement (voice)
Alfre Woodard
Ilanga (voice)
Philippe Bergeron
James Cromwell
Frank McCourt
Adam Hochschild
Self
Tom Wright
Additional Narration
Annick DeVille
Self
Jean-Pierre Bemba
Self
James Newman
Self
Mbaya Mpoyi
Self
Jacques Depelchin
Self
Zana Aziza Etambala
Self
David Northrup
Self
Papa Maurice
Self
Jules Marchal
Self
Maurice Lenain
Self
Honoré Vinck
Self
Ernest Wamba dia Wamba
Self
Juliana Lumumba
Self
Jan Vansina
Self
Lubamba Dibwe
Self
Mubenga wa Beya
Self
Gregoire Mulamba
Self
Etienne Mutshipayi
Self
Arnaud Zajtman
Self
Frank McCourt
Self
Jim Freedman
Self
Ludo De Witte
Self
MM
Self
Chris Curry
Voice
Ron Canada
Voice
Marc-Gregory Barrett
Voice
Dominic Keating
Voice
Andre Kelley
Voice
Charles Dennis
Voice
Karen Landry
Voice
Keith Ferguson
Voice
Chris Mulkey
Voice
David Dayan Fisher
Voice
Phil Proctor
Voicer
Anna Graves
Voice
Magnus Stefansson
Voice
Judith Scott
Voice
Julian Stone
Voice
King Leopold II of Belgium
Self (archive footage)
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