| Title |
War Don Don / New Day Films ; Racing Horse Productions ; Salone Films ; Naked Edge Films ; producers, Rebecca Richman Cohen and Francisco Bello ; director, Rebecca Richman Cohen. |
| OCLC |
694085874 |
| ISBN |
9781574482898 |
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1574482890 |
| Publisher |
[Harriman, N.Y.] : Distributed by New Day Films, [2010] |
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©2010 |
| Description |
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Sesay, Issa.
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Revolutionary United Front.
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War crime trials -- Sierra Leone.
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War criminals -- Sierra Leone.
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| SUBJECT |
Feature films -- United States.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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| System details note |
DVD, Region 0, NTSC, aspect ratio 16:9. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Directors of photography, Nadia Hallgren and William Charles Moss ; editor, Francisco Bello ; original music, Max Avery Lichtenstein. |
| Summary |
Documents the trial of Issa Sesay, former general of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), accused of war crimes in the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The film explores perspectives of prosecutors, defense attorneys, victims, and Sesay himself, revealing conflicting views of Sesay and his actions. While prosecutors regard him as a war criminal, defenders see him as a protector of civilians who played an important role in bringing peace to Sierra Leone. |
| Target audience |
Not rated. |
| Awards note |
Winner, Special Jury Award: SXSW Film Festival ; Winner, First Merit Prize: Taiwan Int'l Documentary Festival ; Winner Cinereach Award: Human Rights Watch Film Festival New York ; Winner, Karen Schmeer Award For Excellence in Documentary Editing: Independent Film Festival Boston. |
| NOTE |
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| General note |
Originally produced in 2010. |
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Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.[if applicable] |
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