Liberia: An Uncivil War

In the summer of 2003, the Liberian civil war came to its culmination in the battle for the capital Monrovia. LIBERIA: AN UNCIVIL WAR gives an account of this decisive phase from both sides of the atrocious conflict: experienced British war correspondent James Brabazon accompanied the rebel army on its drive for the capital, while his colleague Jonathan Stack held out in the city under siege, whose population was hoping in vain for an US army intervention. Based on the two filmmakers’ impressions, the dramatic documentary does show children with Kalashnikovs, but also examples of active, self-sacrificing commitment to a civil society. 

Both filmmakers received the International Documentary Association’s recognition through the »Courage Under Fire Award«, presented by Michael Moore.