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(More customer reviews)King Leopold's Ghost the book is profoundly challenging, and this movie which shares the same title and used the book as source material, is even more so. What the book describes, the movie shows, and the difference in impact is astounding. Using a steady stream of atrocity photos accompanied by Cheadle's unwavering voice overs, this can be very hard to watch. The sheer inhumanity of what took place in the Congo falls into the worst of the worst of human history, right up there with Auschwitz.
The tale of western imperialism and the drive by European powers to carve out a chunk of Africa for themselves, the movie details the fate of the Congo, colonized by King Leopold of Belgium. The drive to export more and more rubber led to the enslavement and wholesale slaughter of literally millions of natives. The brutality and wickedness of what took place is presented in detail in this film.
The film is important as both a reminder of the depths of what men can fall to, as well as a historical account of western Imperialism. It is unflinchingly accurate. Relying on historical documents, first person accounts from both Congolese and European alike, and even government documents, it conveys a historical authority that only intensifies the film's impact.
5/5 Stars. This movie will profoundly disturb you, and that is a good thing. Only by learning from the mistakes of the past can we move towards healing the wounds the west inflicted on the African continent.
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