The Redemption of General Butt Naked

The Redemption of General Butt Naked

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Swordman

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452 posts

166 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2011
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Anybody watch this?

It was about this guy who commanded a child soldier unit during the Liberian civil war. He was so-called because he used to go into the battlefield butt naked and was one of the most feared fighters during the war. He estimated that he'd killed/raped/maimed 20000 people.

In 1996 he fled the battlefield and became a born again Christian, and this documentary followed him around as he asked for forgiveness.

What was good about the documentary is how neutral it was, to the point where the viewer questions his sincerity.

MrMagoo

3,208 posts

164 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2011
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Saw this earlier. Was unbelivable how that bloke with no legs in the wheelchair just forgave him like that. Utterly nuts.

Swordman

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452 posts

166 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2011
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Yeah, I take my hat off to Senegalese. It takes a big man to forgive someone for that..