Attack on Darfur (2009)
"Darfur" (original title)

American journalists in Sudan are confronted with the dilemma of whether to return home to report on the atrocities they have seen, or to stay behind and help some of the victims they have encountered.

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writers:

Uwe Boll, Chris Roland

Stars:

Kristanna Loken, David O'Hara, Noah Danby

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kristanna Loken	...	Malin Lausberg
David O'Hara	...	Freddie Smith
Noah Danby	...	Theo Schwartz
Matt Frewer	...	Ted Duncan
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	Captain Jack Tobamke
Sammy Sheik	...	Janjaweed Commander
Maggie Benedict	...	Halima
Billy Zane	...	Bob Jones
Edward Furlong	...	Adrian Archer
Fatima Masapu	...	Munira
Tshegofatso Mashao	...	Sumah
Thando Sibeko	...	Poni
Yolanda Msimanga	...	Mende
Tauriq Jenkins	...	Musa
Olise Ikechukwu	...	Mohammed - Yusuf's Son (as Ikechukwu Olise)

Storyline

American journalists in Sudan are confronted with the dilemma of whether to return home to report on the atrocities they have seen, or to stay behind and help some of the victims they have encountered.

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Plot Keywords:

journalist | sudan | child murder | massacre | muslim | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong disturbing depiction of atrocities including rape and infanticide, and language

Details

Country:

Canada South Africa Germany

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

29 April 2010 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Attack on Darfur

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Event Film Distribution, Pitchblack Pictures, ZenHQ

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Uwe Boll expressed criticism of the UN and NATO's lack of involvement in preventing Darfur. He hopes the movie will help raise awareness of the issues and force governments to pledge better help.

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Quotes

The Commander: You cannot help these people. No one can help these people.

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Connections

References Forrest Gump (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Bring It Easy"
Performed by Stevie Salas
Words and Music by Stevie Salas
Published by Hella Stevie Salas Songs (BMI)
Produced by Stevie Salas for South Apache Costa Rica

User Reviews

Powerful

This is my 4th Uwe Boll film review. I've slated the guy in the past - and rightly so - for some of the atrocious and bad films he's made. I gave up at one point watching his films hoping he'd get better....but, as my last review about 'Rampage' stated, Uwe had made something that wasn't complete rubbish and was actually entertaining. Whilst not converting me from a hater, this did give me an open mind to any future works. Which leads us to Darfur.

This film can't be called entertaining. It wasn't made to entertain but rather to raise awareness and send a message to people about the atrocities happening in Darfur. I for one had heard of Darfur in the news but knew nothing in detail until looking into to it thanks to this film.

This is simply Uwe's best film to date. This is a powerful, gritty, 'in your face' piece of cinema about the situation in Darfur. There is no happiness, no Hollywood ending. I've never found myself so angry and frustrated whilst watching a film. I don't want to watch it again - not because it's not good but because it's not nice to watch. You will feel uncomfortable and rightly so....and herein lies what makes this film very good - it will illicit emotion from you with it's non-sugar coated story telling.

My only complaint....and a common one when watching Boll films....is the hand held camera. I don't mind it's use but still Uwe overkills this method. Too much shaking makes little sense.

I thought the way this film was made - barely any scripting, the production values - was excellent. So, bravo to you Mr Boll. I think you should step away from video game adaptations and work on original projects as I think when you do this, you can actually show that you are a good film maker.