Ashamed

Rating: 10/10 (2 July 2006)

Recently I bought this movie on DVD. It appeared to be a must have, due to the fact so many people appreciate it. However, I waited for two months before I watched it. I foresaw this would be a touching movie and I think one should be in the mood for such an experience. I was right. This was one of the most touching and convincing movies I ever watched. I was glad I had it on DVD. Sometimes I could not continue and had to pause the DVD, e.g. when Paul leaves the van and sees all those bodies on the road. As a white man living in Europe owning everything that I want, this movie made me feel ashamed. Why did not we really notice what was happening in Africa then? How do we dare to complain about things bothering us? Why did not we intervene? I am afraid the answer is that there's no oil in Rwanda.