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daniel-sarkissian
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The Empire in Africa (2006)
True footage of Sierra Leone's civil war that depicts the harrowing struggle involving both its internal and external conflict with the international community.
26 March 2006 - 3 out of 9 users found this review helpful.
This is an excellent documentary that successfully educates the audience on the details and depth of the crisis in Sierra Leone in 1991. The film presents various opposing sides of the conflict through interviews, commentary, and visual events captured on-camera. Although it contains extremely graphic depictions of violence and is not suitable for everyone, the candid nature of the film achieves its goal of jarring its viewers both physically and emotionally. After watching the film with a few close friends, days later we were still making comments to one another and having less-than-welcoming flashbacks of the images we witnessed. For those passionate about history and the struggle of Africa, this documentary is shocking and eye-opening.
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