Darfur Now (2007)

72% of critics liked it
(60 reviews)
73% of users liked it
(2,187 ratings)

Ted Braun's documentary about Darfur showcases how six different people have each done their part in order to help stop the genocide in the region and bring humanitarian relief to the millions there who suffer. His subjects include a UCLA student who, with no political experience whatsoever, passes… More Ted Braun's documentary about Darfur showcases how six different people have each done their part in order to help stop the genocide in the region and bring humanitarian relief to the millions there who suffer. His subjects include a UCLA student who, with no political experience whatsoever, passes a state bill to stop any money from going to Sudan; the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court; Pablo Recalde, a central figure in the World Food Program; and actor Don Cheadle, the star of the movie Hotel Rwanda. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Ted Braun
Written By: Ted Braun
Genres: Documentary, Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Special Interest

In Theaters: Nov 9, 2007 Limited
On DVD: May 27, 2008
Studio: Warner Independent Pictures

Critic Reviews

Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Thoughtful, sobering, hopeful, despairing, inspirational, depressing, and just in time for the holidays comes Darfur Now, a documentary about genocide in the Sudan.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Slick, impassioned, and guardedly upbeat.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The title says Darfur Now -- not Darfur Then, not Darfur Sometime. But the question it asks emphatically is, Darfur Now What?
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
A disquieting, and somewhat disjointed, call to arms.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
The depressing subtext is that even with detailed proof of ongoing genocide, it takes movie stars to get to the movers and shakers, and to get worthy movies like this one into theaters.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
All the stories are fascinating.
Kelly Vance, East Bay Express
Darfur Now will have to act as a moral entertainment, a conscientious objection we buy tickets to see.
Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film
A powerful testimony to the changes that may come when people make an effort to let their voices be heard.
Philip Huang, culturevulture.net
Darfur Now has drawn criticism for its artless construction, and while it's true, he knows to step aside and let the passion of his subjects shine through.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Informative and effortlessly gripping.
Jim Lane, Sacramento News & Review
Braun is, in a sense, preaching to the choir...
Eric Lurio, Entertainment Insiders
This is a feel-good film for activists, which barely scratches the surface.
Loey Lockerby, Kansas City Star
Admirable work.
Sean Means, Salt Lake Tribune
A rallying call to aid Darfur and an uplifting case study in the power of individuals to effect change.
Jeff Vice, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Darfur Now does one thing other documentaries on the region in western Sudan haven't done so far: It offers hope that something substantive may be done about the Darfur genocide.

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Linda K

DARFUR NOW engages us to understand and learn the crisis in sudan from different perspectives from a celebrity, a young college student, people inside the administration to people being held in this genocide. Although the event might seem hopeless at times, the documentary shows how… More
DARFUR NOW engages us to understand and learn the crisis in sudan from different perspectives from a celebrity, a young college student, people inside the administration to people being held in this genocide. Although the event might seem hopeless at times, the documentary shows how the 6 people presented in the film are not letting their hands down and still keep on fighting against this massacre. It also incites us the viewers to do something about this crisis and to never lose faith. All in all, i strongly recommend this film because it is a genocide which is held right now as we speak in the 21st century . It is our mandate as civilians of the world to come together and act as one in order to stop this political non sense which engenders millions of Sudanese civillians.

Cast
            
            Don Cheadle
            
            Hillary Rodham Clinton
            
            George Clooney
            
            Arnold Schwarzenegger
            
            Xavier Aguirre
            
            John McCain
            
            John Prendergast
            
            Luis Moreno-Ocampo
            
            Adam Sterling
            
            Hejewa Adam
            
            Pablo Recalde
            
            Ahmed Mohammed Abakar
            
            James R. Sweeney
            
            Hawa Abaker
            
            Kalatumh Adam
            
            Nimeri Issa
            
            Asha Abdal Khaleeq
            
            Hawa Saleman
            
            Musa Sharif
            
            Jason Miller
            
            Dana Sterling
            
            Wayne Sterling
            
            Paul Koretz
            
            Essa Faal
            
            Jennifer Trone
            
            Vanessa Haas
            
            Béatrice LeFraperDuHellen
            
            Adebowale Omofade
            
            Sam Brownback
            
            Ayana Cheadle
            
            Imani Cheadle
            
            Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohammad
            
            Louis Moreno-Ocampo
            
            Hilary Rodham Clinton
            
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