U.N. Me (2009)

Directed by

Matthew Groff, Ami Horowitz

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two filmmakers travel the world to investigate the United Nations. They expose scandals and abuses they claim the organization has committed or allowed.

investigativecriticalexposinginsidershockingbiasedalarmingcontroversialfast-paced

What happens

U.N. Me is a documentary film about the United Nations by first-time filmmakers Ami Horowitz and Matthew Groff. It premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in November 2009. The documentary – or "docutainment" according to Horowitz – which began production in 2006, is a critique that depicts the United Nations as an organization that has drifted from its founding principles to the point where it now "enables evil and sows global chaos." The film follows Horowitz and Groff as they travel and look to expose the numerous scandals and cases of abuse of the U.N. Through interviews with involved parties and archived footage, they provide a look into events such as a shooting that has gone forgotten, where UN soldiers opened fire on unarmed protestors and the “Oil-for-Food” program. Also featured is evidence of the use of UN funds and equipment to support terrorist activity through complacency or complicity, including video footage of insurgents loading assault rifles and RPGs into a UN vehicle to make an escape. Some scenes of U.N. Me were shot inside the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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