George Clooney, Ahmed Ali, Abdulrahman Al-Zuma

A documentary about the events that led to the rise of Darfur's Arab-dominated government and the international community's "legacy of failure" to respond to the genocide carried out in the country.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Paul Freedman

Release Date: December 1, 2007

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DVD Release Date: January 29, 2008

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  • January 18, 2008
    Do you know what's goin on???
  • December 8, 2007
    recommended by April
  • December 7, 2007
    A new documentary about Darfur by award-winning filmmaker Paul Freedman, and narrated by George Clooney......covering the frustration felt by African Union troops at their inability to protect Darfurians due the strict restrictions of their mandate; the UN non-intervention becaus...( read more)e of China and other countries with oil interests in Sudan who veto resolutions for intervention; and the breakdown of the media in reporting on the crisis in Darfur.

    I watched this with my family and cried. The media covered Martha Stewarts cheating and lying, and Janet Jackson's "breast" incident for hundreds of hours, yet only gives the bare minimum for so many innocent people being slaughtered. I hang my head in shame.

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  • aprilneo
    December 7, 2007
    Sand and Sorrow premieres on HBO December 6th.

    Join thousands of activists and viewers across the country to watch the premiere of the HBO documentary Sand and Sorrow, a powerful film about the tragic and ongoing genocide in Darfur, on THURSDAY December 6 at 8:00 PM ET/PT. ENOUGH and Campus Progress have teamed up to coordinate and organize house parties across the U.S. to view and discuss the film together. Samantha Power, Nick Kristof and John Prendergast will host a conference call following the film. The chat will give you the opportunity to talk about the film and discover practical ways that you can make a difference to stop the genocide.

    I watched this with my family and cried. How could we allow this to happen today? And what is wrong with our government?

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