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卡罗维发利特别提及奖，巴黎国际影像展最佳纪录片，伦敦同一世界国际电影节唐吉柯德奖，圣彼德堡影展最佳纪录片。讲述卢旺达难民的故事。<br/> AfterthemassacreamongTutsisin1994,manytensofthousandsofHutusfledtoZaire.Manyofthemneverreturned.InMarch1997,HubertSaupertravelledalongonaUNtrain,insearchofthese'forgotten'refugees,whowereleadingapoorexistencemorethanathousandkilometresfromhome,victimtofamine,diseaseandattacksbyvariousarmedmilitias.Alongthetracksthatareovergrownbytherainforest,Sauperleadsthespectatortothe'heartofthedarkness',thesameplacewhereConradwrotehisnovelHeartofDarknessacenturyago.Thefilmconfrontstheaudiencewiththeconsequencesofcivilwar:chaosandinconceivablesuffering.Saupershowsimagesofemaciatedchildrenwithlargeeyesandofsilentadultswithagazethatbetraystheirfeelingsthatallhopehasevaporated.Weseehowphotographersandcameramendepictthemisery,andweobservetheimpotenceoftheinternationalcommunity:timeandagain,reliefrunsupagainstlogisticalproblems.<br/> AlonganovergrownrailtracksouthoftheZairentownKisangani,aUNexpeditiontogetherwithahandfullofjournalistsdiscover"lost"refugees.TheyareeightythousandHutusfromfarawayRwanda,thelastsurvivorsofthreeyearsofhungerandarmedpersecutionthattranspiredthroughoutthevastCongobasin.TheHutu-refugeesleavetheforest,gatheringintwogiganticcamps.HundreadsofrefugeesdieeverydayfromdiseasesandmalnutritionTheRwandansarepromisedrepatriationwithairplanesoutofKisangani.<br/> Thefilmtracesthoserefugeesintotheheartoftherainforest,andthehopelessattemptstohelpthem..Butonlyfourweekslater,theunprotecteedUN-campsareagainattackedbymachine-gunfire,deliberatelymassacredbyfactionsoftherebelarmy(AFDL)oftoday'sDemocraticRepublicCongo.Eightythousandmen,womenandchildrendisappearonceagainbackintothejungle.<br/> KisanganiDiarymustbethemostextraordinaryandpassionatedocumentaryI'veseeninages.HadmoderncamerasenteredtheNazideathcamps,thisiswhattheymighthavebroughtback.ShotatthesiteofConrad'sHeartofDarkness,thisjewelofafilmconfrontstheunspeakablesufferingoflate20thcenturyAfrica.Althoughviolentlyangrywiththecrueltieshefinds,directorHubertSauperspeaksinalanguagethatisvisual,poetic,andpurgedofego.Atourdeforceofcompassionandfilmmaking.
