I am writing this review the day before southern Sudan will begin voting to decide whether they will become an independent nation. I did a little research on Darfur after watching this movie. Basically, it was known by 2003-2004 that genocide was happening there, but foreign governments didn't care enough to try and stop it. The UN waited until 2006 before they even considered sending peacekeeping troops. And in 2006, China obstructed UN peacekeepers from entering Sudan which ended up delaying their arrival until 2007. China buys oil from Sudan and along with Russia sold weapons to Sudan.
Though this movie promotes awareness of what happened in Darfur, the problem with this movie is how the editors kept switching the camera angles every 2 seconds. Watching this movie can make you dizzy. That along with so many close-up head shots made it difficult to see what was happening in the background and where all the characters were positioned in the scenes. Due to these two problems, I do not recommend this movie. However, I do recommend watching a documentary or reading some articles about what happened in Darfur, Sudan.
Though this movie promotes awareness of what happened in Darfur, the problem with this movie is how the editors kept switching the camera angles every 2 seconds. Watching this movie can make you dizzy. That along with so many close-up head shots made it difficult to see what was happening in the background and where all the characters were positioned in the scenes. Due to these two problems, I do not recommend this movie. However, I do recommend watching a documentary or reading some articles about what happened in Darfur, Sudan.