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Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Kelley L. Carter)Chicago Tribune (Kelley L. Carter)
This is the kind of film that doesn't end after the credits roll, and it's a gold-star example for what a documentary should do: inspire. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Chicago Tribune (Kelley L. Carter)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Parent PreviewsParent Previews
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Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Considering the horrific nature of the troubles that are currently tearing Darfur apart, it's amazing the documentary "Darfur Now" can remain so upbeat. A call to arms of sorts, raising awareness of the land, the people, and the possibility for change, ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
By concentrating on good people dedicated to relieving the crisis, it's almost upbeat. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf)eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf)
A call to arms of sorts, raising awareness of the land, the people, and the possibility for change, this documentary is not intended to depress, but to ignite passion for all causes great and small. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for E! Online (Matt Stephens)E! Online (Matt Stephens)
This passionate documentary about the African genocide persuasively argues the immediacy of the situation. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at E! Online (Matt Stephens)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
Packing movie houses with a documentary about the human rights atrocities in Sudan isn’t exactly an easy sell. The genocide that has occurred in the Darfur region there since 2003 is poorly understood here in the U.S., even as celebrities like Mia ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Cinema Blend
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Stephen Holden)New York Times (Stephen Holden)
A quiet, methodical call to action. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig)USA Today (Claudia Puig)
By showing the struggles and efforts of about half a dozen people, it puts a human face on the tragedy. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)
Informative and effortlessly gripping. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for IndiewireIndiewire
"Darfur Now," Theodore Braun's infectiously optimistic, if perfunctorily realized, documentary about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan arrives in theaters at a crucial moment. While the civil war in that wartorn region rages unabated, demanding ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Indiewire
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
We all know, having absorbed it from the mediasphere, that genocide is taking place in Darfur, but we do not all know where Darfur is. Africa, yes, vaguely, we realize. Something to do with Sudan. But where or what is Sudan? If it accomplishes nothing els ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
If it accomplishes nothing else, Darfur Now locates Sudan on the map -- More than that, the film provides faces for the people of Darfur. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
The title says Darfur Now -- not Darfur Then, not Darfur Sometime. But the question it asks emphatically is, Darfur Now What? ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
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Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Camerin Courtney)Christianity Today (Camerin Courtney)
Hopefully, well-crafted and moving films such as Darfur Now will inspire more people to take that small but significant first step toward ending these atrocities. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Christianity Today (Camerin Courtney)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
'Inspiring' is a word often used to describe human-rights-oriented documentaries, but Theodore Braun's film about efforts to ease the ongoing genocide in Sudan's Darfur region really earns that epithet. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Hartlaub)San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Hartlaub)
At 99 minutes, the documentary presents a quick but thorough lesson. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Hartlaub)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
A rallying call to aid Darfur and an uplifting case study in the power of individuals to effect change. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Both important and engrossing, devastating yet inspiring. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Darfur Now does one thing other documentaries on the region in western Sudan haven't done so far: It offers hope that something substantive may be done about the Darfur genocide. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for cinemattraction (Neal Solon)cinemattraction (Neal Solon)
It’s not uncommon to hear critics dismiss the shortcomings of advocacy films, such as Ted Braun’s new documentary Darfur Now, in lieu of their being politically and socially important films that everyone should see. Unfortunately for Braun and those ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at cinemattraction (Neal Solon)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance)The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance)
As it is a call to action for an international crisis more than it is a movie, Darfur Now is relatively review-proof. It's an enlightening and well-made examination of the genocide in Darfur, a northern region of Sudan, as seen through a handful of ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Film Journal International (Katey Rich)Film Journal International (Katey Rich)
Making a documentary about a modern global issue is risky business. You might be outdated as soon as you turn off the cameras, or ignored by people sick of hearing about death and destruction on the news. Most likely, you’ll probably just depress the ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Film Journal International (Katey Rich)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
There are wounding tales of rape and murder, of parents watching their children massacred, in this clear-eyed documentary account of the genocide in Darfur. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Reporter (Frank Scheck)Hollywood Reporter (Frank Scheck)
This documentary might co-star Don Cheadle and George Clooney and feature a cameo by Arnold Schwarzenegger, but it's not another installment of the popular "Ocean's" franchise. Rather, "Darfur Now" is a sober and passionate accounting of the efforts of ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Hollywood Reporter (Frank Scheck)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (Loey Lockerby)Kansas City Star (Loey Lockerby)
Admirable work. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Kansas City Star (Loey Lockerby)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Today, more than four years into the crisis in Darfur, you might think that some essential information would be familiar. As many as 200,000 people have been killed and another 2.5 million displaced, and still, nations stand by, reluctant to name the ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Hundreds of thousands of people are dead, millions are displaced and suffering, and it’s all happening in a place most Americans couldn’t find on a map: Sudan, in northeastern Africa. The tragedy still unfolding in the Sudanese region of Darfur has be ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Screen InternationalScreen International
Some may find this documentary on the tragedy currently unfolding in the Darfur region of Sudan a bit too slickly produced for its own good, but all in all, it's a solid, exciting, informative, and occasionally moving portrait of that troubled, desperate ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Screen International
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Despite honorable intent, docu is too ambitious for its own good, too burdened with celebs, and ultimately not insightful enough about its signficant issues. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
Centuries of history set the stage for the ongoing contact in Darfur, an African region joined to Sudan whose tension with the Sudanese government erupted in 2003. In an effort to maintain control of the region, the government unofficially employed ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The New York TimesThe New York Times
In “Darfur Now,” Theodore Braun’s absorbing documentary about the atrocities in Darfur, the westernmost region of Sudan, Don Cheadle poses a fundamental question facing moviegoers attending a film about African strife: How do you respond to an event ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at The New York Times
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
Once democratic, Darfur, Sudan, has long been a military dictatorship overrun by violence and poverty, with hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced. "Darfur Now" explores how the situation has affected a variety of people: the chief prosecutor ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Time Out New York (Anthony Kaufman)Time Out New York (Anthony Kaufman)
Should a film about genocide be pretty, triumphant and easily digestible? Meant for mass appeal, Darfur Now is a slick documentary on the human-rights disaster in Sudan. After four years, some 200,000 dead, 2.5 million displaced and one belated U.N. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Time Out New York (Anthony Kaufman)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Stephen Holden)The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
In “Darfur Now,” Theodore Braun’s absorbing documentary about the atrocities in Darfur, the westernmost region of Sudan, Don Cheadle poses a fundamental question facing moviegoers attending a film about African strife: How do you respond to an event ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)
A few weeks ago, Time Magazine ran an article about how breast cancer cases were exploding throughout the world. It seems that all the marches and runs and such haven't been doing much to cure the dreaded disease. But that wasn't exactly the point of all ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
The best material is the result of the rare opportunity to shoot inside those refugee camps: hearing firsthand testimony from victims about the catastrophic horrors inflicted on their villages is forceful and persuasive. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Jim Slotek)Jam! Movies (Jim Slotek)
In the end, Darfur Now is a movie whose hopeful message is undermined by its seemingly hopeless reality. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Jam! Movies (Jim Slotek)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
Braun is, in a sense, preaching to the choir... ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Frankly, there's a way to get a message across and this sort of talking heads doc by numbers isn't it. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
An inspiring documentary about six very different courageous and creative activists who are doing what they can to help the suffering people of Darfur. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Cinematical (Christopher Campbell)Cinematical (Christopher Campbell)
Almost conclusively portrays the Darfur problem as no longer a problem. But even if so, Darfur Now is not really a film about the Darfur problem, anyway. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Cinematical (Christopher Campbell)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
Writer-director Theodore Braun’s documentary “Darfur Now,” shown at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, is more important for its message than for its artistic effectiveness. The project reflects the passion of those who feel something mus ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for
Near the end of Ted Braun’s documentary, Darfur Now, a student from Los Angeles named Adam Sterling is invited to speak at the ceremonial signing in Sacramento of a measure he has helped to push through the California legislature. It instructs Californi ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Nick Pinkerton)Village Voice (Nick Pinkerton)
Can-do pep is the resonant key in this profile of six individuals, spread across three continents, working to provide relief in western Sudan. Featured are a sheik displaced by internecine warfare, International Criminal Court prosecutor Dr. Luis ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Village Voice (Nick Pinkerton)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for VarietyVariety
Conscientiously upbeat and shiny, "Darfur Now" takes a tactical approach in addressing the ongoing African genocide: Present the appallingly grim situation in Sudan through the rosy lens of activism and political awakening. Star wattage provided by Don ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Variety
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Slant Magazine (Jason Clark)Slant Magazine (Jason Clark)
Its 99 minutes could have easily been about 65 if you removed all of the celebrity do-gooder filler. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Slant Magazine (Jason Clark)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Jan Stuart)Newsday (Jan Stuart)
Darfur Now is a worthy if inconsistent attempt at collaring a concerned audience and saying, You, too, can make a difference. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Newsday (Jan Stuart)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Much of the film plays like a static lecture, and a repetitive one as well. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Unlike when the genocide began over a decade ago in Rwanda—when the Western world couldn't be bothered to lift its head from its own navel and figure out what to do—the increasingly desperate condition in the Darfur region of Sudan has attracted enorm ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Reel.com
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
A documentary exploring the roots and reason of African political corruptness and its history of a tribal violence that shows no signs of abating might have done more to raise real outrage. ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Kyle Smith)New York Post (Kyle Smith)
THE documentary "Dar fur Now" proves that - no matter how im portant the subject matter - following various people around with a camera doesn't necessarily make a film. Director Ted Braun begins with a brief summary of the horror in Darfur, Sudan, ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at New York Post (Kyle Smith)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail
...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at The Globe and Mail
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily NewsNew York Daily News
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Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti)filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti)
Unlike when the genocide began over a decade ago in Rwanda -- when the Western world couldn't be bothered to lift its head from its own navel and figure out what to do -- the increasingly desperate condition in the Darfur region of Sudan has attracted ...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti)
Darfur Now (2007) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Toddy Burton)Austin Chronicle (Toddy Burton)
...read the complete Darfur Now movie review at Austin Chronicle (Toddy Burton)

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Darfur Now (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Darfur Now (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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