The Devil Came On Horseback

The Devil Came On Horseback
by Annie Sundberg, Ricki Stern

The Devil Came On Horseback
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Actor: Brian Steidle
Director: Annie Sundberg, Ricki Stern
Brand: New Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Arabic (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: International Film Circuit / Break Thru Films

Movie Reviews of The Devil Came On Horseback

Movie Review: Gruesome but amazing.
Summary: 5 Stars

This documentary really does a great job bringing home just how horrific the atrocities in the Sudan are. I've seen a lot of photos and videos of Darfur but the stuff in this just blew me away. I like to think I have a strong stomach (I almost never feel sick during any movies) but some of the stuff in this literally made me nauseous--however, that's a testament to how powerfully shot and made this documentary is. They weren't afraid to show the raw truth of what is occurring, and that's what made this film so moving and incredible. I definitely would recommend it to any and all, whether you believe yourself to be informed or compassionate about the genocide occurring in the Sudan or not--if you were not either or neither of those things before watching this, you will be after.

Summary of The Devil Came On Horseback

An up-close, honest, and uncompromising look at the crisis in Darfur, THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK exposes the ongoing tragedy in Sudan as seen through the eyes of one American witness.

Using the exclusive photographs and first hand testimony of former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle, the film goes on an emotionally charged journey into the heart of Darfur, Sudan, where in 2004, Steidle became witness to a genocide that to-date has claimed over 400,000 lives. As an official military observer, Steidle had access to parts of the country that no journalist could penetrate. Unprepared for what he would witness and experience, Steidle returned to the U.S. armed with his photographs, intent on exposing the images and stories of lives systematically destroyed.

A 2007 world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, this astonishingly propulsive and dramatic film from award-winning filmmakers Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern (The Trials of Darryl Hunt), is a heartfelt account of what this particular American witness saw and, just as important, what he did afterward.

DVD Features: Bonus Short Film: Supporting Survivors; Take Action Save Darfur: How to Help
The Devil Came on Horseback presents a first-person account of the genocide in Darfur. Former Marine Captain Brian Steidle joined the African Union in 2004 to help monitor the cease-fire in Sudan. As he puts it, "All I had was a camera, a pen, and paper. I was totally unprepared for what I'd see." An unarmed military civilian, he describes his observations, via voice-over and audio recordings, as filmmakers Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern alternate between their contemporary footage and his images of slaughtered civilians and incinerated villages. When his contract ends, Steidle leaves in disillusionment. He wrote his reports and took his pictures, but nothing changed. Since reporters lacked the same degree of access, he goes to The New York Times, and they publish his photographs. The soldier-turned-activist proceeds to spread the word everywhere he can. Aside from Steidle, the film features his sister Gretchen Wallace, founder of Global Grassroots (an organization working with female victims in Sudan and Rwanda), and Senator Barack Obama, who has also made Darfur his personal mission. The title comes from a loose translation of janjaweed, the government-backed Arab militias behind the atrocities to which Steidle bore witness. (Steidle and his sister use the same title for the book they wrote together.) As in their previous documentary, The Trials of Darryl Hunt, Sundberg and Stern maintain a measured tone, but their subject's horrifying images speak for themselves. The Devil Came on Horseback is accompanied by Wallace's Supporting Survivors, a short film about Global Grassroots. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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