Prime Video : 26 mai 2023
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.
De : Pippa Scott, Oreet Rees
Avec : Don Cheadle, Ciaran Reilly, Alfre Woodard, Philippe Bergeron, James Cromwell, Frank McCourt, Adam Hochschild
Prime Video : 27 avril 2022
The story of the Congo is one of appalling brutality. The narrative follows the troubled history of the region from King Leopold II of Belgium's avaricious economic exploitation of the country, tracing the impact of this horrifying and often-forgotten colonial crime through to the modern day, this brutally honest doc is a heart-rending tale of a rich country destroyed by imperial greed.
De : Pippa Scott, Oreet Rees
Avec : Don Cheadle, Ciaran Reilly, Alfre Woodard, Philippe Bergeron, James Cromwell, Frank McCourt, Adam Hochschild