Product Details

• Directors: Mark Keegan
• Format: Color, Full length, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Studio 1605
• VHS Release Date: June 21, 1995
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• ASIN: 1878560158
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #590,711 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Actor

A crew of two. No artificial light sources. No visiting of filming locations in advance. And no script. This story achieves high levels of authenticity and spontaneity. And yet it is cohesive. It weaves together a man's search for his friend, a peoples' bewilderment and anger at what happened to their once-peaceful nation, and a dazed human spirit seeking a way to move ahead.

Product Description

"Visually stunning." "Pure integrity." "Extraordinarily Powerful." Critics and viewers alike have praised this excellent film. The Word Universe -- featuring music by Bob Marley -- takes us on a journey to the edge of a shattered nation and to a war of stunning brutality.

An American travels to West Africa in search of his refugee friend, and in search of a people he'd loved long ago. What we find on this journey -- amidst the guns and blood, and between surf and forest -- will change the way we look at Africa, at the world, and at the human species. It is a story that will engage your mind and touch your heart.