 A French television movie produced by Serge Moati in 2004, "Capitaines des ténèbres", focuses on the column, and especially on its two captains.The film is openly influenced by Joseph Conrad's novella "Heart of Darkness" and in particular by its character Kurtz, of whom Voulet is seen as an incarnation.The material collected for Moati's movie also provides the basis of the documentary "Blancs de mémoire", directed by Manuel Gasquet, that follows in the expedition's footsteps and examines its impact on the inhabitants of the areas it passed through.