but i might be sentimentally involved.
the story of the movie is the story of my parent's generation

we (on the biafran side) lost alot of people in that war and growing up it was barely talked about. my maternal grandfather died after the war mostly from wasting away in despair (his property was forcefully taken by the government and reassigned to people who sided with the nigerian side). my dad got a bullet in the knee. more than a million died in that war and growing up in nigeria it was never mentioned in our textbooks. even today there are many people in nigeria who believe that biafra should not be discussed.

keeping that in mind, i probably did not watch it with the clinical detachment that would allow me to pick the movie apart. i am glad it exists and the emotional connection probably contributed to my enjoyment of it. i am proud of all the people involved in making that movie.