This movie demands to be seen

Rating: 9/10 (13 March 2005)

I have never felt so much shame after seeing a movie - this film can only be construed as the most bitter indictment of US and Western foreign policy during the 1990s. Maybe a bit too emotionally manipulative but powerful and unforgettable nonetheless. Exceptional performances and a look at a continent I had never seen presented in this way before. You may not be in the mood to emerge from a movie ashamed, depressed, and emotionally exhausted, but from a humanist perspective, this movie asks what I think is a fundamental question, that is, "Why are people so cruel?" There are no easy answers to be found here, only a politically charged slap in the face.