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61
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58
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57
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53
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52
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51
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49
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78
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75
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66
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66
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64
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63
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62
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62
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61
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61
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61
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61
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61
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58
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56
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56
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55
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55
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52
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Devil Came on Horseback, The
Break Thru Films
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MPAA RATING:
Starring
Brian Steidle
The Devil Came on Horseback exposes the tragedy taking place in Darfur as seen through the eyes of an American witness who has since returned to the US to take action to stop it. Using the exclusive photographs and first hand testimony of former U.S. Marine Captain Briahn Steidle, The Devil Come on Horseback takes the viewer on an emotionally charged journey into the heart of Darfur, Sudan, where an Arab run government is systematically executing a plan to rid the province of it's black African citizens. As an official military observer, Steidle had access to parts of the country that no journalist could penetrate. He was unprepared for what he would witness and experience, including being fired upon, taken hostage, and being unable to intervene to save the lives of young children. Ultimately frustrated by the inaction of the international community, Steidle resigned and returned to the US to expose the images and stories of lives systematically destroyed. (Break Thru Films)
| GENRE(S): |
Documentary
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Ricki Stern
Anne Sundberg
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Ricki Stern
Anne Sundberg
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| RELEASE DATE: |
Theatrical: July 25, 2007
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| RUNNING TIME: |
85 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

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100
San Francisco Chronicle
Steve Winn
An exceptionally powerful film driven by contradictory forces.

90
The New York Times
Manohla Dargis
Brutal, urgent, devastating -- the documentary The Devil Came on Horseback demands to be seen as soon as possible and by as many viewers as possible.

90
The Hollywood Reporter
Duane Byrge
An unnervingly powerful picture of atrocity.

88
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Too often the movies view the problems of Africa through Western eyes, but "Devil" turns that weakness to a literal strength, because Steidle could do nothing in his position except take photographs.

88
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
It is not an easy film to watch, nor should it be. It is, however, beautifully made. Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern, the co-directors, wrangle their information and lay it out clearly, vividly and with a sharp sense of focus.

83
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Andy Spletzer
The first half of the movie is repetitive, and threatens to become more about Steidle than the conflict. The second half picks up considerably as we see him actively trying to alert the U.S. government to the atrocities.

80
Salon.com
Andrew O'Hehir
This shouldn't be a competitive sport or anything, but I'm pretty sure that Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern's documentary The Devil Came on Horseback has the most horrifying images I have ever seen in a motion picture.

78
Austin Chronicle
Marrit Ingman
The film’s approach suits an audience broader than the usual documentary crowd, though it’s worth mentioning that those pictures can really stay with you.

75
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Scott Tobias
These images and reports have stirred consciences without quite stirring decisive action, and an earnest indie doc like this one seems like another cry in the wilderness.

70
Variety
Robert Koehler
While the point of view of privileged, Anglo observers on African issues usually raises hackles, such is not the case with The Devil Came on Horseback, a tense account of former Marine Capt. Brian Steidle's witnessing of the genocide in Sudan's western province of Darfur.

70
Village Voice
Rob Nelson
Ultimately, Devil ponders the optimism/pessimism = apathy/x equation as honestly and studiously as any doc I've ever seen.

70
Chicago Reader
Joshua Katzman
Steidle had virtually unrestricted access to settlements that were under siege from the Janjaweed, Arabic mercenaries of the Sudanese government, and became the first person to photograph the annihilation.

70
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
Incisive and possibly a bit melodramatic as it lays out the reasons and the results of the violent campaign and marshals indignation on behalf of the victims while crying out for Western engagement.

63
TV Guide
Ken Fox
If you don't already have a handle on the complicated conflict at the heart of Darfur's ongoing genocide, you probably won't come away from this harrowing documentary with any comprehensive understanding.


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