CONGO-OCEAN: RAILWAY OF BLOOD

CONGO-OCÉAN : UN CHEMIN DE FER ET DE SANG

By Catherine BERNSTEIN

FIPADOC - INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, BIARRITZ - as FEST

Documentary - Completed 2023

Between 1921 and 1934, the colossal construction of the Congo-Ocean railroadit claimed nearly 20,000 deaths among the African forced laborers. With unedited archives, this film delves into the roots of colonization and bears witness to its dreadful violence.

Festivals
& Awards

FIPADOC 2024
Competition - French Documentary
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 66 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Catherine BERNSTEIN
    • Synopsis
    • Between 1921 and 1934, the colossal construction of the Congo-Ocean railroadit claimed nearly 20,000 deaths among the African forced laborers. With unedited archives, this film delves into the roots of colonization and bears witness to its dreadful violence.