Brian Steidle,
Elie Wiesel,
Gretchen Wallace,
Nicholas Kirstof,
John Prendergast
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In late 2006, former U.S. Marine captain Brian Steidle traveled to Darfur, Sudan, with the African Union peacekeeping force -- and found his life and perspective on the world forever changed. Devastat... read more
DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007
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April 6, 2008An excellent, well-shot, and cautious documentary which has some truly shocking, and heart-wrenching, moments. It speaks powerfully not only about its own subject, but the conspicuous and utterly horrifying lack of attention it was given, all seen through intensely personal momen... read more
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January 3, 2008if you want to know more about the situation in darfur this is a great place to start. told by a former marine who volunteered as an unarmed observer in sudan and witnessed all out genocide by the government backed janjaweed militia. it's as if we had the chance to redeem ourse... read more
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July 29, 2007[font=Century Gothic]"The Devil Came on Horseback" is a powerfully damning documentary about Brian Steidle, a retired U.S. Marine Captain, who in 2004 signed up to monitor the ceasefire of the 20-year civil war in Sudan between the Arab north and the Christian and Animist south. ... read more
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February 4, 2012fb35906603I like Hotel Rwanda a lot better, but it's like that only documentary style and covering Sudan's genocide. The beginning was kind of confusing and boring, the subject matter is great though and I think it could've been told a bit better. It definitely got more interesting and raw... read more
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June 28, 2008If you didn't care before you certainly will now. Of course I like the idea and motif behind this documentary but it's just a bunch of information thrown at you with emotionally stunning pictures. Yes it is informative and yes it does arouse emotions but as a documentary it's no... read more
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January 23, 2008Thoroughly done and edited brilliantly. Definitely shows the level of atrocities and the lack of action by the west. A highlight of the film is when all the Arab Sudanese say how they don't think there is anything genocidal going on when Brian is giving his speech at the Holocaus... read more
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December 18, 2007I new very little about what Darfur was all about until I watched this documentary. It did a very good job of putting me into the shoes of Brian Steidle who also knew very little what he was getting into when he stayed in Darfur for 6 months. Along with showing Brian's point of... read more
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December 18, 2007This is a great movie for those that are deeply involved and interested in the difficulties in Darfur. Personally, I follow the history and current issues of genocide and suffering that Africa have endured, so I have great respect for those that try and capture the reality of th... read more
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May 31, 2007Although very important, this documentary didn't have the impact I was expecting. The conflict in Darfur is very serious and needs to be resolved, but this does not do it extreme justice. The story's focus on one soldier's stay in the region needed to be spread out more.
Critic Reviews
January 4, 2008
Joshua Katzman, Chicago Reader
October 12, 2007
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
The gripping documentary The Devil Came on Horseback traces the change of heart that compelled Steidle to break military discipline in 2005 and offer his secret photographic evidence of Sudan's viciou... Full Review
October 12, 2007
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
The Devil Came on Horseback is a documentary account of Steidle's ongoing efforts to educate the world about the violence he witnessed as an unarmed military observer for the African Union in 2004. Full Review
September 21, 2007
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
On all counts, the co-directors of this persuasive documentary set the right tone. Full Review
September 20, 2007
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
With an estimated 400,000 dead since 2003, and 2.5 million Sudanese left homeless in the wake of the genocide, ignoring the story doesn't seem like a humane option. Full Review
September 14, 2007
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
The Devil Came on Horseback is a documentary about the genocide in that part of Africa, and the film's strength is that it shows us the horror, rather than tells us about it. It's painful to watch. Full Review
August 24, 2007
Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle
An exceptionally powerful film driven by contradictory forces. Full Review
August 17, 2007
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Too often the movies view the problems of Africa through Western eyes, but Devil turns that weakness to a literal strength, because Steidle could do nothing in his position except take photographs. Full Review
July 27, 2007
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter
[A] searing documentary on the genocide in Darfur.
July 26, 2007
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
But The Devil Came on Horseback has galvanized audiences at film festivals around the world precisely because it presents, in its calm, measured fashion and without much ceremony, pictures that nobody... Full Review
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