The Devil Came on Horseback

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Cast & Crew

Ricki Stern
Director

Anne Sundberg
Director

Ricki Stern
Writer

Anne Sundberg
Writer

Omar Amanat
Executive Producer

Eileen Haag
Producer

Ira Lechner
Producer

Paul Brill
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Audience Reviews for The Devil Came on Horseback

• Dec 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.
  

  Matthew S Super Reviewer
• Jan 06, 2012

  A better film to make the case for intervention in Sudan than the Hollywood star laden Darfur Now. With the notion that photos often provoke emotionnal responses and positive reactions, Brian Steidle spreads the word about atrocities throughout the world..with some encouraging results.
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Apr 06, 2008

  An 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 moments. Easy to comprehend, but daunting to fully understand, this documentary has no answers, only emotions and images... and that is what makes it powerful. Like him, we are forced to sit and watch helplessly by the sidelines, and we can easily understand his frustration and pain.
  Daniel H Super Reviewer
• Jan 03, 2008

  if 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 ourselves for rwanda and failed yet again. total respect to brian steidle who fought to get this story out and wake up the world to another ethnic cleansing. this is a horrific and very important film. if you want to see the face of evil, welcome to hell
  Stella D Super Reviewer

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