“Darwin’s Nightmare” is a documentary that leaves the viewer speechless. There is a truth that may apply to many things in this world, but it is especially prevalent in this film. An explanation of a thousand words will never compare to the experience of actually watching it. That’s probably the main effect of the film: it’s impossible to find the words to describe what you have just seen. I will say it; Darwin’s nightmare is the most powerful documentary I have ever seen.

What is it all about? It’s about us, about them, about how we unwillingly provoke sadness, misery, poverty, starvation, and death among the third world. The film takes place in Africa.

The critics all agree, here, here, or here, and here. In an interview, Hubert Sauper said, “In the Eastern Congo alone, the casualties of war on each single day equal the number of deaths of September 11th in New York.” And further, “I could make the same kind of movie in Sierra Leone, only the fish would be diamonds, in Honduras, bananas, and in Libya, Nigeria or Angola, crude oil.” The illustrated treatment of deadly capitalism needs an audience. If the film wins the Oscar that I believe it deserves, it could spark more awareness. The well-being of three quarters of the world's population is more important than Enron’s, the Penguin’s, or any other documentary nominee's subject. See this film.