[A] deeply misguided film...

| Sep 2, 2020

Filmmakers Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern show us hauntingly beautiful aerial shots of Western Darfur.

| May 26, 2020

Nick and George Clooney opened my eyes as to the horrors of the genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan. Former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle, together with filmmakers Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern opened my conscience.

| Nov 7, 2019

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 17, 2011

This documentary stares truth in the face in more ways than one.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Aug 30, 2009

Clumsy filmmaking and political analysis do not detract from the horror of the events the film bears witness too, nor the importance of its message.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 11, 2008

The Devil Came On Horseback sets out to shock. The images caught by Steidle's camera will stay with you long after his personal story - given too much time in relation to events - has faded from memory.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 11, 2008

Steidle's documentary evidence - shot where no journalist can set foot - makes for grim viewing.

| Apr 11, 2008

A decent attempt at outling the crises but crucially lacking much depth.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 11, 2008

Powerful, impressively directed and desperately moving documentary that highlights one of the world's most vicious injustices and the shocking refusal of Western governments to do anything about it.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 10, 2008

This documentary tells us two things. It's very bad in the Darfur region of the Sudan and the U.S. isn't doing a damned thing to stop the genocide there.

| Original Score: C+ | Jan 15, 2008

Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg chronicle his burgeoning activism in the face of the U.S. government's indifference as the government of Sudan works systematically to eradicate black Africans from the region.

| Jan 4, 2008

Gripping, heartfelt and eye-opening film.

| Original Score: A- | Dec 24, 2007

we feel Steidle's inner turmoil as he cries uncontrollably at the thought of the genocide he was powerless to prevent

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 18, 2007

In a way, "Devil" is two horror stories, the first is what Steidle saw in Darfur, the second what he saw when he left.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 26, 2007

When you see a hero like Steidle feeling guilty because he couldn't do more -- well, it's hard to feel anything but admiration for him and the movie.

| Original Score: B+ | Oct 25, 2007

The Devil Came on Horseback is a documentary account of Steidle's ongoing efforts to educate the world about the violence he witnessed as an unarmed military observer for the African Union in 2004.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 12, 2007

The collection of images that make up the first forty-odd minutes of the film are among the most horrifying I have seen in all my life.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Sep 27, 2007

The film's approach suits an audience broader than the usual documentary crowd, though it's worth mentioning that those pictures can really stay with you.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 22, 2007

On all counts, the co-directors of this persuasive documentary set the right tone.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 21, 2007