History's deadliest king - Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
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In 1904, Chief Lontulu laid 110 twigs in front of a foreign commission. Every twig represented a person in his village who died because of King Leopold’s brutal regime in the Congo. His testimony joined hundreds of others to help bring an end to one of the greatest atrocities in human history. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja details the horrific abuses of Leopold’s occupation and looting of the Congo.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
- Director
- Héloïse Dorsan Rachet
- Narrator
- Safia Elhillo
- Art Director
- Héloïse Dorsan Rachet
- Storyboard Artist
- Héloïse Dorsan Rachet
