A rare glimpse of Africa's reality

Rating: 10/10 (21 April 2007)

If you've ever wondered how Rwanda happened, that Rwanda of past genocide and almost unimaginable human butchery, this excellent though chilling film will introduce you to an essential Africa that made the infamous 1994 carnage possible.
As history and first-rate cinematic art, this film is simply extraordinary. And anyone old enough to have read the news accounts of the day will remember much about Idi Amin and his buffoonish but deadly regime as portrayed in this film.
Those younger in years, raised in a politically correct era absolutely loathe to show anything negative about Africa, might well gasp in disbelief and naively search for other, non-African villains. Will more than just a few be moved to research the news media archives on this and so many similar regimes in post-colonial Africa? One hopes so.
Beyond the gripping story line, the cinematography and sound track also do a fine job of bringing to life one of sub-Saharan Africa's most scenic locales.