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Sundance 2014: 'We Come As Friends' Review — nonfics.com

We Come As Friends sounds like the title of a science fiction film, not a documentary about contemporary Africa. Early on, a Sudanese storyteller narrates how the white man has claimed even the moon as his own. In this film’s worldview, the interlopers from rich nations are otherworldly invaders, far scarier than any alien foe Hollywood ever dreamed up. Director Hubert Sauper took a team to Sudan in 2011, as the country was about to undergo a major schism. The southern part of the country was in the midst of asserting its independence. Sauper visited various parts of the country where outside interests had taken control, often to the detriment of the Sudanese citizens. A Chinese oil derrick turns massive profits while poisoning the local water supply. Christian missionaries claim livestock land for their large houses and forcibly clothe naked children. A village elder has been tricked into signing away hundreds of thousands of acres for nothing. At every turn, the visitors claim to only have the best interests of the Sudanese at heart.

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