Totems and Taboos (2018)

Recalling Belgium's brutal colonial history

Directed by Daniel Cattier54mDocumentary,History

In Brussels, Belgium, the Royal Museum of Central Africa is undertaking a radical renovation, both physical and ethical, to show with sincerity, crudeness and open-mindedness the reality of the atrocities perpetrated against the inhabitants of the Belgian colonies in Africa, still haunted and traumatized by the ghost of King Leopold II of Belgium, a racist and genocidal tyrant.

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12
Year
2018
Country
BE
Language
French
Release date
7 December 2018
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