On the day I watched this, news reports announced that government troops had retaken Khartoum from rebel fighters. The United Nations says that the latest Sudanese civil war has left tens of thousands dead and more than 12 million displaced from their homes.
The documentary is an excellent way to catch up with the recent conflict in Sudan. Several other interesting films deal with the split of South Sudan from the north. But Hind Meddeb's sensitively told film on recent events…
This sluggishly paced documentary was not on my wavelength. Early scenes showing family photographs placed among the local fauna were intended to be poetic, but sometimes these and other scenes just bored me. Also, I prefer works that do not blur the boundaries between fact and fiction. This movie contains some staged bits.
This movie is also not designed to educate those unfamiliar with the history of Mozambique. To learn more, I opened Wikipedia and World Factbook and found:
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An instant classic. Feels like the Great American Novel brought to life on film. Architecture has never been so sexy.
Electrifying musical numbers from Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé, and Eddie Murphy make this movie worth watching. ("And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," "Listen," and "Fake Your Way to the Top" are my favorites.) But the pacing of the movie drags when it should zip along like one of the blockbuster musical numbers. I paused this film 2/3 of the way in to take a nap. Glad I was streaming this so I could recharge my batteries and get through…
