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The Empire in Africa
France, United States
2006
87 Min
Color
English, French
Subtitled in English
Audio in English
Synopsis
The rebels who started the civil war in Sierra Leone 15 years ago wanted only one thing: to reclaim the richness of the country from foreign corporations in order to end the exploitation of its people. In response, the international community decided to wage a war on this country, with bombs, executions, torture, rigged elections and manipulation of the international media. This created one of the worst humanitarian disasters of the 20th century. –theempireinafrica.com
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Øyvind Rype
27Jun11
Saw it in cinema when it premiered and it is easily one of the most horrific cinema experiences I've ever had. The ever-increasing violence seen in the archival footage took away all the arguments and all I kept thinking: "what will we see next?!". Arguably, one might say that "we" need to see what happened down there but personally the violence overshadowed the premise of the film. Left halfway through in disgust. *
Peter Tran
15Jun11
The documentary details how colonial power has destroyed Sierra Leone, by imposing a regime that directs natural resources to foreign corporations. With the recent overthrow of Gagbo in the Ivory Coast by Outara, supported by both France and the UN, the film has a lot of relevance now. Also, it shows how sanctions never works, as it only ever affects the poorest in a country. See Iraq in the 90's. Highly recommended
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