The Devil Came On Horseback
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: NEW VIDEO GROUP INC
EAN: 0767685101988
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: International Film Circuit / Break Thru Films
Manufacturer: International Film Circuit / Break Thru Films
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: International Film Circuit / Break Thru Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 30, 2007
Running Time: 85 minutes
Sales Rank: 18463
Studio: International Film Circuit / Break Thru Films
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Product Description:
An up-close, honest, and uncompromising look at the crisis in Darfur, THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK exposes the ongoing tragedy in Sudan as seen through the eyes of one American witness.
Using the exclusive photographs and first hand testimony of former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle, the film goes on an emotionally charged journey into the heart of Darfur, Sudan, where in 2004, Steidle became witness to a genocide that to-date has claimed over 400,000 lives. As an official military observer, Steidle had access to parts of the country that no journalist could penetrate. Unprepared for what he would witness and experience, Steidle returned to the U.S. armed with his photographs, intent on exposing the images and stories of lives systematically destroyed.
A 2007 world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, this astonishingly propulsive and dramatic film from award-winning filmmakers Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern (The Trials of Darryl Hunt), is a heartfelt account of what this particular American witness saw and, just as important, what he did afterward.
DVD Features: Bonus Short Film: Supporting Survivors; Take Action Save Darfur: How to Help
Amazon.com:
The Devil Came on Horseback presents a first-person account of the genocide in Darfur. Former Marine Captain Brian Steidle joined the African Union in 2004 to help monitor the cease-fire in Sudan. As he puts it, 'All I had was a camera, a pen, and paper. I was totally unprepared for what I'd see.' An unarmed military civilian, he describes his observations, via voice-over and audio recordings, as filmmakers Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern alternate between their contemporary footage and his images of slaughtered civilians and incinerated villages. When his contract ends, Steidle leaves in disillusionment. He wrote his reports and took his pictures, but nothing changed. Since reporters lacked the same degree of access, he goes to The New York Times, and they publish his photographs. The soldier-turned-activist proceeds to spread the word everywhere he can. Aside from Steidle, the film features his sister Gretchen Wallace, founder of Global Grassroots (an organization working with female victims in Sudan and Rwanda), and Senator Barack Obama, who has also made Darfur his personal mission. The title comes from a loose translation of janjaweed, the government-backed Arab militias behind the atrocities to which Steidle bore witness. (Steidle and his sister use the same title for the book they wrote together.) As in their previous documentary, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, Sundberg and Stern maintain a measured tone, but their subject's horrifying images speak for themselves. The Devil Came on Horseback is accompanied by Wallace's Supporting Survivors, a short film about Global Grassroots. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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- The Devil Came On HorsebackA well-made film focusing on the passionate and heart-breaking story of Brian Steidle and the genocide ... Read More
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- The Devil Came on HorsebackThis is a must see documentary for anyone concerned with what is really happening in Darfur. I found it ... Read More
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- A Great ChallengeEveryone should see this presentation. Brian Steidle brings to the attention of everyone the travesty occurring ... Read More
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- The Devil Came on HorsebackThis documentary was incredible! The footage left me speechless! This movie has made me more aware and knowledgeable. ... Read More
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- Heart-wrenching documentaryFormer Marine Captain Brian Steidle got a job in 2004 without much prior knowledge to monitor the ceasefire in Darfur ... Read More
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