the empire in africa be a courageous examination of a tragic and complex topic and the civil war in sierra leone and it propaganda drive portrayal in the international medium and the global commercial interest at stake and the regional and international contribution to the continue violence and the effect on the civilian population of war and poverty in a country that be extremely wealthy in natural resource . ( see and i say it be complex . ) the event and the various party and issue could easily have become hopelessly confused to a viewer so much of the film success be that it many interview with people from all side and a remarkable collection of footage from various source and be edit so that it that manage to tell the story in a clear way . it be guarantee to arouse the viewer indignation at the role of the rest of the world ( include other african country as well a western state such a the uk and france and the usa and exercise political and economic influence through bilateral relation and through the united nation ) in prolong the war in this small country . it be also an indictment of the international news medium for accept the easy answer and official story and not dig deeper for the truth . warn represent the film have some very gory image while however i do not feel it be gratuitous but necessary to tell the truth of a story that have be much misrepresent . some of the most disturbing footage be of violence by regional troop align with the government and which director or producer phillipe diaz reveal ( during the q and a after the screening at slamdance film festival ) have be give to him by a sierra leonian government official who want the truth reveal and although it clearly mean he have to flee his country forever . m. diaz and who have face a good deal of pressure not to show this film and and who himself can not return to sierra leone or to nigeria and have to disguise the true focus of the film he be make from the authority as long a possible and finally hand over a set of wouldummy tape and smuggle the real one out of the country .