Film · Documentary, History

Totems and Taboos (2018)

Recalling Belgium's brutal colonial 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.

Director

Daniel Cattier

Country

Belgium, France, Germany

Language

French

Release date

December 7, 2018

Original title

Totems et Tabous