Is it ever possible to solve armed conflicts in a peaceful way?
How will a UN-demobilisation officer convince militia groups to lay down their arms?
The war in Congo began with the genocide in Rwanda: not only the murderers fled into neighbouring Congo but also the Hutu-army and thousands of civilians were on the run from collective vengeance.
For over a decade the Congolese people have suffered at the hands of the armed Hutu.
The Canadian UN-demobilisation officer Eric Besner is sent to convince the Rwandan Hutu militias to return to a civil existence in their homeland.
An almost impossible task, as the Hutu still fear the vengeance of the Tutsi should they return to Rwanda.
But can the Hutu-fighters be collectivly accused as the genociders?
Is the UN able to end the conflict, without coming to terms with the past?
It seems that truth is not necessarily a stabilising factor.
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