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  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • Aloha Releasing Inc.
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • Aloha Releasing Inc.
  • 1 h 48 m
King Leopold's Ghost

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 first ...

Directed By: Pippa Scott, Oreet Rees

Written By: Adam Hochschild, Pippa Scott

  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • Aloha Releasing Inc.
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • Aloha Releasing Inc.
  • 1 h 48 m

King Leopold's Ghost

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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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 first ...

Directed By: Pippa Scott, Oreet Rees

Written By: Adam Hochschild, Pippa Scott

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88
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.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW
80
Although King Leopold's Ghost dwells perhaps too long on the viciousness, it does offer clues on how it became a circle.
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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.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW
70
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.
By Joshua Land FULL REVIEW
70
Ghost throws its most powerful punch in its second half, reporting on contempo events as a direct repeat of the ghastly Leopold era.
By Robert Koehler FULL REVIEW
70
In its hard-hitting depiction of a legacy of unspeakable brutality, this film shows that the ghosts of Leopold are alive and well.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
50
Ms. Scott's outrage is palpable, but she has bitten off enough here for a 10-hour television series.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Linden Productions
Release Date Aug 18, 2006
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating PG-13
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Website http://www.kingleopoldsghost.com/
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Awards

Santa Barbara International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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