We Come as Friends (2014)
3.9 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 50min
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- Synopsis:
Academy Award nominated director Hubert Sauper’s 'We Come as Friends' is a modern odyssey, a dizzying, science fiction-like journey into the heart of Africa. At the moment when the Sudan, the continent’s biggest country, is being divided into two nations, an old “civilizing” pathology re-emerges - that of colonialism, the clash of empires, and new episodes of bloody (and holy) wars over land and resources. The director of Darwin’s Nightmare takes us on this voyage in his tiny, self-made, tin and canvas flying machine. He leads us into most improbable locations and into people’s thoughts and dreams, in both stunning and heartbreaking ways. Chinese oil workers, UN peacekeepers, Sudanese warlords, and American evangelists ironically weave common ground in this documentary, a complex, profound and humorous cinematic endeavor - a tale of very old and rather sinister verses. - Directors:
- Hubert Sauper
- Writers:
- Hubert Sauper
- Others:
- Hubert Sauper
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- Awards:
2014 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Special Jury Prize Documentary
