Long Night's Journey Into Day

I am stumbling over how to start to write this documentary film experience, other that I will not repeat prior posting notions.

I am a child of Los Angeles, California (USA) and have never migrated too much outside of this Mediterranean climate basin and its metropolitan life and values. Within my 59 years, I suppose 46 of those have been cognitive of my own beliefs, fears, timidity and aggressions.

I am very pessimistic that the United States can ever move to release its bondage of its Afro-American citizens.

It is within this context that I viewed this wonderful documentary. The values presented are the values that tug at the basic fiber of my country and myself in reconciliation to people of color. With all our power and global military strength and dominance, we (USA) cannot even cure or dare to discuss issues of race with a true face.

This film is a mirror held in the face of most Western powers, and mostly USA. This film provides a wonderful model to heal at least part of our past.

Perhaps President George W. Bush can include this film in his "faith-based" programs that will get federal funding and a wide exposure. And in his Education program, should be screened at all our schools and at a very young student viewing age.

Long Night's Journey into Day is a documentary film that explores the aftermath of apartheid in South Africa through the lens of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The TRC was a special court that offered amnesty to perpetrators of human rights violations in exchange for their full confession and cooperation. The film follows four cases of the TRC, each involving a different aspect of the conflict between the white minority regime and the black majority resistance. The film shows the emotional and moral challenges of confronting the past and seeking forgiveness in a deeply divided society.

The film was directed by Deborah Hoffmann and Frances Reid, two award-winning filmmakers who spent two and a half years filming the TRC hearings and interviewing the participants. The film was narrated by Helen Mirren, a renowned British actress who has played several roles related to South Africa. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2001, and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival in 20003.

The film is widely praised for its powerful and balanced portrayal of the human drama and the historical context of the TRC process. The film also raises important questions about the meaning and limits of justice, reconciliation, and forgiveness in the face of atrocities and trauma. The film is a compelling and insightful look into a unique and courageous experiment in healing a nation.

If you are interested in watching the film, you can find it on Amazon or IMDb.

I am stumbling over how to start to write this documentary film experience, other that I will not repeat prior posting notions.

I am a child of Los Angeles, California (USA) and have never migrated too much outside of this Mediterranean climate basin and its metropolitan life and values. Within my 59 years, I suppose 46 of those have been cognitive of my own beliefs, fears, timidity and aggressions.

I am very pessimistic that the United States can ever move to release its bondage of its Afro-American citizens.

It is within this context that I viewed this wonderful documentary. The values presented are the values that tug at the basic fiber of my country and myself in reconciliation to people of color. With all our power and global military strength and dominance, we (USA) cannot even cure or dare to discuss issues of race with a true face.

This film is a mirror held in the face of most Western powers, and mostly USA. This film provides a wonderful model to heal at least part of our past

Long night's journey into day its a beautiful historic documentary which is telling four stories of apartheid in south africa as seen through the eyes of the truth and reconciliation commission. Its a teachable documentary reminding us as black africans were we coming from as a nation of black african and americans. This documentary was realesed on 9 march 2001 being directed by frances reid and johnny symons. History despite its wrenching pain cannot be unlived and if faced with courage need not be lived again. This a lesson of South Africans of how hard it was for the ANC to give the life we living today.

This is an impressive documentary - there can be no argument about that. The question is whether its because the subject of the documentary (the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission) is enough to make you sit back and rethink every thought you have ever had on pain, suffering and the vengefulness that invariable goes with it. Or perhaps it is the film makers' extraordinary ability to draw from the people involved an honesty and openness which is as impressive as it is devastating to watch.

You can not possibly watch this documentary without being changed by it and hopefully no opportunity will ever arise to make a documentary like this one again, so it is a must see.

This is definitely the best documentary I have ever seen. Enough said.