Four war-veterans and former enemies, step onto a boat at the mouth of the Kwando river, deep within the African interior. They are on a journey that will change their lives forever.

Mario, Marius, Patrick and Samuel fought against each other in the Sotuh African war in Namibia and Angola between 1975 and 1992. Nearly 20 years later the former enemies meet again. They start a journey back to past battlefields, the sites where they as youngsters tried to kill each other.

But now, twenty years later, a new unit of disparate souls joined together, not only by the common haunting of war trauma, but also by their need to understand, to reconcile and to forgive.

Shot against a spectacular backdrop of African savannah, this is a film of suffering and meaningless violence, but most of all of hope. Of how a common denominator steers the course of four peoples lives, from very different sides to set off on a path that will change them forever.

TITLE

MY HEART OF DARKNESS

STAFFAN JULÉN

Staffan Julén (1957) is a Swedish director, producer and scriptwriter within documentary and feature film. He founded Eden film in 1983, and lives in Stockholm.

Filmography

My Heart of Darkness, documentary (2010)

The Eagle Hunters Son, documentary (2009)

The Prize of the Pole, documentary (2006)

Lifestring, documentary (1989)

Inughuit, documentary (1987)

MARIUS VAN NIEKERK

Marius van Niekerk (1961) is a South African director, photographer and writer. He was forcefully recruited to the South African army during the apartheid time and came to Sweden, where he still resides, in the 80's.

Filmography

My Heart of Darkness , documentary (2010)

Svedd/Scorch, short film (2003)

Nomansland, drama documentary (1997)

The Witches & Macbeth, drama documentary for tv (1996)

Eyes that have seen too much, drama documentary for tv  (1996) 

The Rite, drama documentary (1987)

NOMINATIONS

Tempo Documentary Award, Tempo Film Festival Stockholm (2011)

Dragon Award, Best Swedish Documentary Film, Göteborg International Film Festival (2011)

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