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The Devil Came on Horseback

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While serving with the African Union, former Marine Capt. Brian Steidle documents the brutal ethnic cleansing occurring in Darfur. Determined that the Western public should know about the atrocities he is witnessing, Steidle contacts New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof, who publishes some of Steidle's photographic evidence.

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The Devil Came on Horseback is both a strong primer on the complexities of the situation in Darfur and a harrowing first-person doc.

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Matt McNally BBC.com 04/11/2008
3/5
The Devil Came On Horseback sets out to shock. The images caught by Steidle's camera will stay with you long after his personal story - given too much time in relation to events - has faded from memory. Go to Full Review Owen Williams Empire Magazine 04/11/2008
3/5
A decent attempt at outling the crises but crucially lacking much depth. Go to Full Review Joshua Katzman Chicago Reader 01/04/2008
Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg chronicle his burgeoning activism in the face of the U.S. government's indifference as the government of Sudan works systematically to eradicate black Africans from the region. Go to Full Review Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site 09/02/2020
[A] deeply misguided film... Go to Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter 05/26/2020
Filmmakers Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern show us hauntingly beautiful aerial shots of Western Darfur. Go to Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens 11/07/2019
Nick and George Clooney opened my eyes as to the horrors of the genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan. Former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle, together with filmmakers Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern opened my conscience. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/09/2019 epic obama with movie in it! See more 02/25/2014 2/24/14 This film dramatically shows so much of what is wrong in the world today. Mans inhumanity to man, religious strife, political apathy and lack of courage, a few voices crying in the wilderness, public support and anger that does nothing to move the dial. This is a very good but discouraging movie, I only hope his efforts are somehow rewarded. See more 09/25/2013 Extremely sad.....especially when this documentary came out in 2007 and there really has been no change. The sadness is that human life is cheap and keeps getting cheaper. Remember the horrors that other people go through when you bad day is because you had to wait on line longer than expected. This documentary is not pretty... See more 01/11/2013 Tragic and hard to watch, but a must-see nonetheless See more 12/29/2012 If you already felt the devastation in Darfur was too complex to easily change, this documentary won't help. We follow a former Marine who, by a damning stroke of fate, found himself with the duty to document each case of genocide. Captain Steidle, raised in a strong military family, came in as a former Marine who had seen his share of combat. He's the only American who witnessed, for 6 months, the merciless violence. It has broken him, and in one scene we see him grieving, overwhelmed by his powerlessness to stop, even just once, what he had seen. After we see him testify to us through the media and meet with our leaders, it seems by the film's end that everyone is powerless, and we all just have to watch it. See more 07/24/2012 INCREDIBLE and deeply disturbing. PLEASE watch this! I don't know how we can continue to live in ignorance and turn a blind eye to such undeniable need. Please use this as one of the first steps to educating yourself on the crisis in Darfur and take steps to see that change happens. See more Read all reviews
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Ricki Stern

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Anne Sundberg

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Ricki Stern

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Anne Sundberg

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Omar Amanat

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Eileen Haag

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The Devil Came on Horseback

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Synopsis While serving with the African Union, former Marine Capt. Brian Steidle documents the brutal ethnic cleansing occurring in Darfur. Determined that the Western public should know about the atrocities he is witnessing, Steidle contacts New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof, who publishes some of Steidle's photographic evidence.
Director
Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg
Producer
Eileen Haag, Ira Lechner
Screenwriter
Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg
Distributor
International Film Circuit [us]
Production Co
Break Thru Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 25, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$132.3K
Runtime
1h 28m
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