Behind the scenes
Summary
American journalists in Sudan are confronted with the dilemma of whether to return home to report on the atrocities they have seen, or to stay behind and help some of the victims they have encountered.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 53GoodWatch 54
Letterboxd · 789 ratings3.0/5
IMDb5.8
Audience score41%
Running time
1 h 38 min
Shorter than most war movies, −20 min on the typical 118
typical 11898Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 19 more
Released
2009
November 6, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
WarThrillerDramaActionLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ArabicMade in
Canada- Germany
South Africa
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more16 people
- Edward FurlongAdrian Archer
- Billy ZaneBob Jones
- Kristanna LokenMalin Lausberg
- David O'HaraFreddie Smith
- Noah Dalton DanbyTheo Schwartz
- Matt FrewerTed Duncan
- Hakeem Kae-KazimCaptain Jack Tobamke
- Maggie BenedictHalima
- FMFatima MasapuMunira
- TMTshegofatso MashaoSumah
- TSThando SibekoPoni
- YMYolanda MsimangaMende
Tauriq JenkinsMusa- OIOlise IkechukwuMohammed
Sammy SheikJanjaweed Commander
Marty KintuJanjaweed Militia
Directing · 6
- Uwe Boll Director, Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay, Producer
- Bryan C. Knight First Assistant Director
- Tanja Knight Third Assistant Director
- Jacqueline H. Jojo Third Assistant Director
- Terry Fletcher Continuity
- Shamiel Soni Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Chris Roland Writer, Screenplay, Story, Idea, Producer
Production · 10
- Jonathan Shore Executive Producer, Post Production Supervisor
- Shawn Williamson Executive Producer
- Matthias Triebel Executive Producer
- Greg Vernon Executive Producer, Visual Effects
- Dan Clarke Producer
- Kristanna Loken Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Mathias Neumann Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Thomas Sabinsky Editor
- Adam Rogers Digital Intermediate
Sound · 3
- Jessica de Rooij Original Music Composer
- Arto Tunçboyacıyan Music
- Gijs Anders van Straaten Musician
Art · 4
- Sylvain Gingras Production Design
- Axel Hoebel Set Decoration
- Michael Porterfield Leadman
- Dave Robertson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Maria Hofmeyr Costume Design
- Pia Cornelius Key Makeup Artist, Key Hair Stylist
- Clinton Smith Prosthetics
- Melissa Slabbert Key Hair Stylist, Makeup Artist
- Robert-John Carlisle Prosthetics
- Caera O'Shaughnessy Key Hair Stylist, Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 7
- Andre Van Der Merwe Visual Effects Supervisor
- Erik Nordby Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jay Harada Visual Effects
- Michael Shapcotte Visual Effects
- Christopher Elke Visual Effects Producer
- Ann-Marie Blommaert Visual Effects Production Manager
Other crew · 13
- Koah Kruse Post Production Supervisor
- Antonio Morelli Special Effects Technician
- Cassandra Van Der Zanden Special Effects
- The Stoffberg Family Thanks
- Russel Shlummer Special Effects
- Ricardo Cupido Special Effects Assistant
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