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Totems and Taboos

Recalling Belgium's brutal colonial history
Recalling Belgium's brutal colonial history
Documentary, History - 2018
Totems and Taboos
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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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Runtime:
54 min
Release date:
7 Dec 2018
Country:
BE, FR, DE
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
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