It's no surprise that the British don't like this film.

Rating: 10/10 (24 June 2006)

The film is superb in so many different ways. It's depth of character, the cinematography, the story itself and the way it is told, not to mention the acting.
I can see why the British are so opposed to it, after all, who wants to be reminded so vividly of the atrocities committed by their country. The reality however is that this is exactly what happened. In fact the British committed atrocities far worse than this throughout the British empire.
People who ignore history are doomed to repeat it's mistakes. No one is blaming britons today for what happened back then, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. Despite their apparent self-importance, perhaps the British should realize that this kind of behaviour wasn't unique to them but representative of any occupying force in a place they aren't welcome and are only there to plunder for their own benefit.