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Sudan Is A country in turmoil, ravaged by civil war, plagued by roaming gangs of rebel militia and Government, Rarely am and is out of the news. Despite Government propaganda, tales of state-sponsored murder, genocide and Humanitarian crises are rife, and There Is a Real Need for Measured investigation has examined Which Carefully The Cause Of The troubles.In this important book, Jok Jok Madut Delves Deep into Sudan's culture and past, The Factors That Isolating cause icts fractured national identity. Highlighting The Arabization of the Central Government in The North & the imposition of this cultural identity upon Darfur and the Christian South, analyzes Jok The Vicious Cycle of Violence and goes on to ask What Can Be Done To Improve The Plight Of The People in the Sudanese future.CommentsValeri Fordham says... This documentary is a done in a very unusual style. There is not much in the way of commentary or interviews. Basically the cameras follow 2 boys around and film their lives. The boys come from Sudan, where war has left them stranded in a refugee camp for years. After many years, they are finally being moved to the US to start a new life (Houston, no less!). The odds against these boys succeeding in America are legion. It is a very sad movie. You would think moving from a refugee camp to America would be a great blessing. By the end of this documentary I was not sure. I would highly recommend this documentary to everybody. It is fairly short (90 min or so) and has great special features. Posted on July 19, 2010 Alexander Kesey says... I would love to see how these guys mature over many years.I hope they're encouraged to pursue medical careers because Africa needs more teaching hospitals and more science education.The boys make a good impression of their tribe and I love their deep rich coloring.They look awesome.I saw this documentary when it aired after Dinka Diaries and I think that Lost Boys should be viewed first and considered as the main movie and Dinka Diaries is kind of an extra feature. Posted on July 19, 2010 Gil Raybuck says... after reading What is the What by Dave Eggers, i had to try out this DVD. it was amazing. even my wife liked it. Posted on July 20, 2010 Yi Coopey says... A FABULOUS INSIGHT! A SPECTACULAR FIND! i am a realist in terms of movies, and i prefer documentaries and foreign (as opposed to u.s.), films. this provides me with more rounded experience and insight into the world than the fiction-told stories of movies made in america. this movie was a chance find since i had a gift card to a store nearby. the sudanese refugees have a heartfelt story to be told, and fortunately some folks from cali decided it should be shown by following around two main characters who are refugees of the dinka tribe from sudan. a group of boys were granted refuge in america, and they were followed and filmed for the first yr they were here. the films shows you the problems refugees face when given sanctuary in america. lots of people may think its wonderful and they should be thrilled to be given this opportunity but i guarentee after watching this you will be wondering whether they are actually better off here or back in sudan. of course some of the basic necessities that we have in america as opposed to what they were used to in the refugee camp in kenya may be an improvement in their lives, but the struggle to have and keep these basics is extremely difficult, when you dont speak the language very well, are not accostomed to the society, people, habits, and culture of america. prime difficulties were interaction with others, as one character was in kansas city where he stuck out horribly among the mainly white folks of the area, and how he made friends, was able to attend school, and find employment, though occasionally being discriminated against. the other character stayed in houston, where he found the black people there were much lighter skinned than he was and he did not feel comfortable when going out, because of feeling like he was constantly being stared at by anyone and everyone for his differences. this is a fabulous film and should be watched and reviewed by more than just me and the other person who reveiwed it, who also gave it 5 stars. Posted on July 21, 2010 Kirby Venere says... This film provides a great informational tool about the struggles and opportunities of refugees trying to make it on their own in a new place. As a history teacher, I am excited to show this to my class to demonstrate assimilation and acculturization. My one problem, and this is a big problem, is that a great deal of the subtitles go way off of the TV. This made seeing what they were saying difficult. I couldn't even see the information at the end. I have a pretty big TV, so I'm sure that this might be a persistent problem. Also, the deleted scenes have no subtitles. But all in all, this is a great glimpse of their lives. The most eye-opening is the tension between African Americans and the Africans. Ironically, the boys from Africa got along better with their white friends than the African Americans. Also interesting is the "help" the church tried to give. They keep delivering all of this furniture to the boys' tiny apartment, yet the lady from the church (who looks just like actress Shelly Long) virtually ignores their pleas for help in finding jobs and educational opportunities. She walks away from them and says "They're angry" Posted on July 21, 2010 Raymundo Pedersen says... This book will provide the reader a solid background to the conflicts in Sudan both the civil war in Darfur and the broader civil war between the North and South of Sudan. However, as much as I want to give this book five stars I just can't because Jok has a tendency to be a bit wordy. He uses a forty nine page introduction that could've easily been said in five to ten pages and some of the chapters kinda jump around a little bit to stuff that was covered in previous chapters, but it's nothing that cannot be followed simply enough. Jok does a pretty good job of boiling down a confusing conflict and explaining why any regional or international peace efforts have failed to do anything with the mess that is Sudan. Posted on July 22, 2010 Murray Filler says... This is one of the most important books on Sudan to come out in recent years and to highlight many important themes dealing with the genocide in Sudan and the earlier genocide against Christian Africans in Southern Sudan at the hands of the Islamist Arab government in Khartoum.The author dares to skewer even the international Aid organization, which he says have allowed the perpetrators of genocide to get off the hook by providing them with lavish villas.For instance over $380,000 was spent by humanitarian aid missions to renew their visas in Khartoum, money that has gone to support the genocide. One of the great lies of the conflict is that it is due to `global warming' an excuse that lets the genocidaires off the hook by ascribing the conflict to a contest over `scarce resources' ( a similar excuse could be used about the Holocaust, since Hitler said the Germans needed `living space' an equally specious claim).This book dares to tell how the government has mass engineered the genocide. This book begins in the 1950s with the winding down of colonialism and shows how the British betrayed the Sudan by refusing the grant the Black Christian and Animist south its right to break away from the Arab-Muslim north.Instead the British, as was their policy throughout the empire, supported the Muslim half of the country (as they did in Palestine and Pakistan). The boo describes the religious dimension but then moves on talk about the region-ethnic-racial dimension of the conflicts.The author expertly describes rebellions among the Nubians in the North and Eastern tribes, all of whome felt the government in Khartoum did not identify with them or was pushing them off the land.This is a masterful account from an insider who truly understand Sudan and can see both the black and white of the genocide as well as the many nuances that exist in the diverse country.An amazing book. Seth J. Frantzman Posted on July 23, 2010 Pearle Gubala says... If you are looking for a video that depicts the struggles of immigrants coming to America, then this video is an eye opener. It will provide you with insights that you would never thought about.The video will give you ideas on what we can do to help our immigrants be more successful and independent. Posted on July 25, 2010 Georgette Woolverton says... This is an exceptional book.Jok Madut Jok gives a detailed account of the politics and passions behind the conflict that has raged in Sudan for decades.I highly recommend this book as an introductory work that will tell you what has been happening there and what is happening now.I found the first several chapters to be entirely readable - and while the latter chapters get a bit "academic" in tone, the book still delivers a powerful array of information in an account that will leave you feeling - well - challenged, learned, and concerned for the people of Sudan. Posted on July 26, 2010 Catrina Bellino says... Good film showing the struggles of two refugees' integration into American society.Shows the everyday struggles of two young men that have known nothing but hardship.This documentary shows bits of life in the refugee camp, through their transition and first year in America.Would've liked to have gotten more of their back story, as it is an amazing story of survival. 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