War Don Don tells rebel leader’s story
From 1991 to 2002 the country of Sierra Leone faced a long and painful civil war. Rebecca Richman Cohen’s documentary, “War Don Don,” tells the story of rebel leader Issa Sesay and the Special Courts trial that he faced after the war. Cohen combines security and news footage from the trial, interviews with key members of the trial and beautiful shots of Sierra Leone. The story of Sesay hasn’t been told to many people outside of Sierra Leone, and it is a story that people need to hear. The film does an incredible job of giving viewers all the details and history that they need to understand the trials and problems. The film runs a little long but ultimately is an amazing retelling of Sesay’s trials.