Review of Na Wewe (2010) by Ryan G — 07 Nov 2011

Channeling Hotel Rwanda , director Ivan Goldschmidt's short film places us in Africa in the midst of a civil war. The short follows a bus of seemingly unrelated people who are stopped by African rebels.

Na Wewe's entirety focuses on the rebels sorting out the Hutus and the Tutsis. With practically no character development, it is ultimately difficult to engage in any pathos whatsoever. Goldschmidt is essentially giving an eye-opener to this ongoing conflict, but the lack of character connection results in ineffective exposure.

Its melodramatic ending involving a "U2 song," tops off the lack of emotion in this 2011 Oscar nominee.