As you may know, I'm a sucker for documentaries. Love them, for the most part. So, I found this documentary on my flight back home. Unfortunately, I only got to see bit's and pieces of the first 30 minutes. God Grew Tired of Us is a documentary that follows three boys from Sudan who first fled to Ethopia due to a civil war and then, years later, were forced to make a 1,000 mile journey to a Kenyan refugee camp. Then, in 2001, many of the boys (who are now men) were given the chance to live in the United States with the help of Catholic Charities International.
When one of them asks about America, "Will I go to a river to get drinking water?", you know this is going to get culturally shockingly good.
The documentary's main intention is to call attention to the horrors of Sudan, but it gets you there by following the three men in America. You can't help but almost cry as someone explains a bag of chips to them, as they all gather around a lamp to learn how you turn it off and on, or as the cameras follow them wild eyed into a grocery store and through the produce section.
We moan about so much in our lives. This movie is like a well deserved slap in the face.
And the title? It comes from a moment when one of the men, while in America, reflects about his suffering as he and his family and friends spent years fleeing from violence. "It was so bad," he says. "I thought God grew tired of us."
I must see the entire film. And, if any of you see it before me, let me know what you think. LaJJ! You need to go to the library!
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1 comment:
I have seen bits and pieces of this as well but on a news story....I think it was like 60 minutes or something. I have wanted to see the whole thing for a while now! It is hard to get people to check out doc. movies as I found out when I raved about "The devil and Daniel Johnston". you should add it to your list. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qtFPOxDMs4
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