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Now On DVD: ‘We Come As Friends’ Is a Stunning Look At the New Imperialism In Africa
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Now On DVD: ‘We Come As Friends’ Is a Stunning Look At the New Imperialism In Africa

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Christopher Campbell
Mar 08, 2016
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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.

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