I took to the streets of Leuven to record a mini documentary on how people in the city feel about King Leopold II. After seeing a statue dedicated to him on my way to the grocery store one day, I was curious about what the overall perception of him was in the city. This video represents my attempt- and the attempt of my friend, Larissa- to get to the bottom of how he is perceived by people in the city, and what this means for the question of how to deal with controversial historical figures.

What is certain, is that we live in times where more people, from more parts of the world, (all with their unique global outlook) are able to chime in on conversations on figures like King Leopold II- and modern Europe's diversity of viewpoint should never be undermined, or abandoned.

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