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King Leopold's Ghost (2006)

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Reviews Counted:9

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Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.2/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Theatrical Release:Aug 18, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: Academy Award winner Don Cheadle narrates this documentary, which takes a look at the brutal reign of King Leopold II, who oversaw the slaughter of over 10 million people in the Congo.

Starring: James Cromwell, Frank McCourt, Alfre Woodard

Starring: James Cromwell, Frank McCourt, Alfre Woodard

Director: Pippa Scott

Director: Pippa Scott

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

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/28/06
Michael Ordoña
Michael Ordoña
Los Angeles Times
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King Leopold’s Ghost can be recommended as an economical education in one of the lesser-known atrocities of the capitalist system, as well as an eye-opening account of history’s most ruthless amasser of wealth.

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08/23/06
Andrew Sarris
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In its hard-hitting depiction of a legacy of unspeakable brutality, this film shows that the ghosts of Leopold are alive and well.

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08/18/06
Sheri Linden
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Hollywood Reporter
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The movie, directed by Pippa Scott and Oreet Rees, includes beautifully shot footage of the lush landscape, plus horrifying black and white footage and stills of the Congolese under the yoke of Leopold and his successors.

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08/18/06
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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Europe's genocidal adventures in Africa receive a passionate reckoning in this ambitious documentary based on Adam Hochschild's best-selling history of the same title.

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08/18/06
Manohla Dargis
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New York Times
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Exhaustively if sometimes depressingly thorough.

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08/18/06
Stephen Whitty
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Newark Star-Ledger
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It is an indispensable treatise on Western hegemony and capitalist plunder -- as seen through the troubled history of the Congo.

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08/18/06
John Anderson
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Newsday
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Ghost throws its most powerful punch in its second half, reporting on contempo events as a direct repeat of the ghastly Leopold era.

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08/18/06
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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King Leopold's Ghost traces the living legacy of colonialism.

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08/18/06
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