Bringing Down a Dictator
by Steve York
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Actor: Ivan Marovic, Otpor!, Srdja PopovicDirector: Steve York
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); Spanish (Unknown); French (Unknown)
Format: Dolby, NTSC
Running Time: 56 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-15
Studio: A Force More Powerful Films
Movie Reviews of Bringing Down a Dictator
Movie Review: An Inspiration
Summary: 5 Stars
When I heard that this was the movie that youth leaders had watched in Egypt I knew I had to see it. And one thing I learned from watching Bringing Down a Dictator is that you can't take the easy way out when change is calling your name.
As the soothing voice of Martin Sheen led me into Serbia, I began, in true American fashion, to think about myself. What had my generation cared about even a third as much as Otpor cared about calling for political revolution? I was aware of the nonviolent nature of the protests but I expected to see a mass of wealthy Serbs fighting for freedom. What I saw was far more compelling: young people using their passion to rouse their countrymen to demand what many wish they had -- democracy.
The most interesting thing was how Otpor approached their challenges, peacefully but with strategies similar to the military, despite the belief that Slobo would only respond to force. Otpor leaders even called Serbian police officers "victims" and urged their followers not to rouse conflict with them. They used humor and intellect to prove that government must bend to the will of the people, and that people are the only means necessary. Every moment was a true testament to the fact that nothing can scorch the tenacity of the human spirit.
As the film came to a close I found myself with clenched fists, relishing in the rhetorical brilliance of phrases such as "I'm a drug addict, I am addicted to freedom and I need more and more of it every day." These words, these ideas of demanding change with just the fruit of your lips and the love for country in your heart, had my head spinning. Clearly, it inspired the people of Egypt too.
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