King Leopold's Ghost

Name: King Leopold's Ghost
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 18, 2006
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 71

2006

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Aloha Releasing Inc. | Release Date: August 18, 2006 | PG-13

Summary: Based on Adam Hochschild's critically acclaimed international bestseller King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa, the documentary centers on the atrocities that are still happening everyday in the Congo as a result of King Leopold II of Belgium's rule and the development of one of the world’s firstBased on Adam Hochschild's critically acclaimed international bestseller King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa, the documentary centers on the atrocities that are still happening everyday in the Congo as a result of King Leopold II of Belgium's rule and the development of one of the world’s first human rights movements.… Expand

Director: Oreet Rees and Pippa Scott

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 108 min

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Jack Mathews

This brilliant documentary, which shows not only how Belgian King Leopold II made the huge and resource-rich central African Congo his own private reserve, but how his legacy of exploiting the land and brutalizing its people continues in modern times. Read full review

Michael Ordona

Although King Leopold's Ghost dwells perhaps too long on the viciousness, it does offer clues on how it became a circle. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

King Leopold's Ghost is an often infuriating (and excruciating) film to watch, but one that gets to the root of the despair that now plagues so much of the African continent. Read full review

Joshua Land

Sleeker and more ambitious than the 2003 BBC-produced "Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death," which focused more narrowly on long-suppressed Belgian atrocities of that era. Read full review

Sheri Linden

In its hard-hitting depiction of a legacy of unspeakable brutality, this film shows that the ghosts of Leopold are alive and well. Read full review

Robert Koehler

Ghost throws its most powerful punch in its second half, reporting on contempo events as a direct repeat of the ghastly Leopold era. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Ms. Scott's outrage is palpable, but she has bitten off enough here for a 10-hour television series. Read full review

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DaveC.

Aug 18, 2006

supurb film in every way...absolutley stunning..better than Godfather Part 2.

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