belgian myself take interest history congo colony many years rwanda belgian protectorate colony part countrys history nowadays seems popular say belgians congo wrong especially th century im saying bad things happen course did back abnormal really think french brits much nicer colonies no werent normal time king leopold ii use congo way gain personal wealth private property it belong state then tried make it course gruesome things like hands chopped happened yes todays standards thats inadmissible days common practice said happen anymore last decades know several people lived worked congo many years declaration congolese independence true several black servants nice people really cant imagine ever treated bad far know always treated lot respect however im saying belgians did fact old almost  years old now would love return congobr br the good thing movie gives historically accurate vision happened last years belgian governance first years congolese independence story black white perhaps best words context else explain mean feared would be say belgians wrong congolese good shows perfectly congolese rush getting independent belgians mind accept help russians well americans eye raw materials like copper diamonds bauxite rubber getting congolese political camp interested independence give good idea lumumba became powerful also mobutu played double role shows belgian reaction compatriots violated threatened even murdered my father one paratroopers send congo rescue belgians gives good idea political problems lumumba encountered province katanga want part congolese republic role belgians murder lumumba  gets part moviebr br the story seems accurate characters really look act like real ones movie able give good idea life congo late fifties early sixties like seen everybody interested history country also shown history classes especially belgium part history never forgotten give  perhaps even 