Movies about Africa, mostly; you've probably not heard much about them.

Don't watch this movie if you don't want to feel things deep inside. It's all about being the deliverer. I think I cried myself almost insane the second time I saw this in Australia with Steph & Rob & everyone else.

Great and terrible story. Freakin' movies about injustices in Africa get me everytime. Got it for Christmas!

So good! Puts into perspective a lot of things that happen in Africa.... A great book to read if you liked this movie is "Left to Tell" by Immaculée Ilibagiza. I sobbed all through both and I'll probably watch and read them over and over. I'm looking forward to seeing "Shooting Dogs" and "Sometimes in April" on the same topic.

Fantastic. How can we remember what happened if we never hear the stories of the survivors? So that's what this film is about--it's not a brilliant job of filming, but it's very real and heart-rending and a good view on what happened, how people survived, and what the country is doing to remember and move ahead at the same time. A must see. It's very much not Hotel Rwanda or Sometimes in April, but if you liked either of those you should see this one. 52 minutes seems initially too short, but I think it was just the right length to show what it needed to show and to feel what the watcher must feel before being totally overwhelmed.

So good. As good as Hotel Rwanda, but in a format that was a bit more managable emotionally, and also shows a bit of what's going on now in Arusha with the genocide trials. A must-see if you liked Hotel Rwanda or want to know more about 1994.

Wow. Really good. Well, I like all (most) movies about Africa anyway, but this was really well done. The cool part was watching it with friends who were from Nigeria, because I've only been to East Africa. I think perhaps the most horrible part of this movie was the realization that we make people on the other side of the world get brutally murdered/enslaved for something that is even for us a luxury: diamonds. Who's the real antagonist? The anarchists or us?

Dramatically different from most movies. We see a man go from cold-hearted killer and theif to a very soft-hearted person caring for a child and dealing with the pain from his past. Very good.

What killed me about this movie: "This is Africa. No body cares what happens in Africa." As you realize the truth of that, it might blow up your mind.

It's crazy now to realize how much we knew about the situation of women in Afghanistan before September 11th happened, and how unwilling our nations were to do anything about it. This film is a post-tragedy wake-up call. Oh, that we had paid attention sooner!

I had no idea a movie could make me cry so much. I think this is a must-see. It's just spectacular. Perhaps the most moving story I've ever watched--because it's entirely true.

Really good. I was crying through most of it. What a beautiful, heart-felt, incredible film.

A truly brilliant movie! And great to know that it's based on the true story of Gladdys Aylmer (?), a missionary to China. This is just fabulous.

Good. Of course it isn't a fairy tale, but it's really good. If you liked Water, you'll probably like this one, too.

A really excellent movie about the third world and the debt that the first world has thrust onto them in the case study of Jamaica. I didn't watch past the part about shipping all their bananas to the UK--after being in Trinidad (they have the same deal with sugar cane) I get the gist of the rest of it. Essentially, all the former colonies are paying the piper as it were sixty or fifty years later because they didn't fight for independance, and because of the growth of globalization. If you care what happens in the third world, you should see this, although I can't promise that you won't be upset by the atrocities.

So good. A total crying movie, but very realistic (unlike this director's last attempt, Fire) and sad and heart-touching. I loved the scene where she carries the candle and they meet under the tree......that's my absolute favourite.

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed the use of subtitles in this movie as they moved between Spanish & English. Brilliant. And Denzel speaks some pretty good Spanish for a gringo.

Wow. Here is a moving portrait of the cycle of poverty--how kids whose parents work in brothels (whether as prostitutes, pimps, or alcohol sellers) can never escape because in order to be admitted to school your parents can't be criminals. One woman bringing a small amount of hope to a few kids....it must be seen!

Probably the most moving film I've seen--you could feel his despair. Looking forward to finally reading the book.