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The most daring moments in the struggle for liberation from colonial rule.
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| CineVuePatrick GambleAn exercise in assigning valuable historical context to scenes of brutality, Concerning Violence is a lesson in understanding a continuing colonial condition, the roots and complexities of which are often concealed and simplified by news coverage of poverty and conflict. |
| sbs.com.auEd GibbsArmed with a legitimacy as startling as its content, it is a superbly executed document of a pivotal, inevitable era in 20th-century history. |
| The A.V. ClubKeith UhlichIn other words, Concerning Violence isn’t out to soothe its audience with platitudes about peace, love, and understanding. Its exploration of an entrenched system that breeds generations of oppression and violence is extremely upsetting yet still highly rewarding. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonA powerful and provoking take on a violent and volatile era. |
| Times (UK)Wendy IdeIt's a confrontational, direct and challenging piece of film-making; an illustrated lecture that muses on the legacy of European colonial rule in Africa and elsewhere and poses questions about cycles of power abuse and neo-colonialism. |
| Little White LiesSophie Monks KaufmanA timely and powerful exploration into the history of uprising in Africa as seen through the eyes of white liberals. |
| The ListKatherine McLaughlinProvides a raw reminder of how greedy capitalist culture has exploited a continent and its people, but it is also a passionate, proud and deeply affecting educational tool which puts forward a plan of action by tracing a passage through the past. |
| HeyUGuysJon LyusWhile the linear presentation of the film lacks the rigorous artistry of the films of, say, Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi, it does attempt to realise an entire history through only a handful of shots. |
| NonficsChristopher CampbellOlsson may be producing the most interesting compilation docs since Esfir Shub. |
| Time OutJoshua RothkopfOlsson requires us to connect the dots to today's struggles (a missed opportunity), but his discoveries are more than sufficient. |