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In The Elephants and the Grass, one of Video Librarian's Best Documentaries of 2024, a mother and daughter face unthinkable dangers as they flee a brutal civil war.
Shamira Muhammed and her mother face a life-or-death decision in war-torn South Sudan, opting to trek 100 miles through harsh terrain to reach safety in a Ugandan refugee camp. The Elephants and the Grass also recounts the ongoing struggle for peace in a country ravaged by one of the deadliest conflicts since WWII.
With only each other to depend on, 14-year-old Shamira and her mother flee tribal genocide. While they fight to escape South Sudan’s violent civil war, experts and defectors challenge those in power. Global pressure mounts as these profiteers of war claim to seek peace. With unprecedented access,
the film examines how politicians weaponize people's trauma to pillage nations. Considered the most corrupt place on earth, can the world’s newest country overcome these issues and finally find peace?
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