A lawyer tries to sue genocide. His own people aren't sure they want him to.
Haunted by his violent past, the ambitious lawyer Anuol returns to his homeland, South Sudan, committed to serve his country and hold accountable those who are responsible. But his quest, led by the rules of law, hits a wall when he is confronted with his countrymen’s reluctance to reconcile with history.
Direction
Twin sisters capture impossible intimacy in war's aftermath.
Writing
No narration—just voices, silences, and the weight of unanswerable questions.
Director
Femke van Velzen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
South Sudan gained independence in 2011, making this one of the first documentaries about building justice in the world's newest nation.
The Van Velzen sisters spent years embedded with Anuol; their access reveals fractures Western journalists rarely see.
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