I just
watched “A people Uncounted, The untold Story of the Roma”. I would say that this
Documentary is really eye opening for someone who knew nothing about the Roma
people and the struggles they have been going through for such a long time.
Sadly the Roma, who are commonly referred to as “Gypsies” have been bullied in
every country they have lived and it seems that no one has their best interest
at heart; unlike the Jews who survived the holocaust, the Romani people did not
get a country to call their own. To this day, the Gypsies continue to live in
very poor conditions and are treated as less than humans by the governments and
societies who call themselves “civilized”.
Aaron
Yeger directed “A people uncounted, the untold Story of the Roma”. I like the approach
he took by comparing the Roma people’s persecution to the other historic
genocides that have taken place in recent history. It leaves us with some
important questions asking “why?” are they still suffering, “How come no one
does anything to help them” and most importantly “Why is it that the Roma
people are still treated as less than human beings, everywhere they go?”
This
documentary is definitely something that I would recommend people all over the
world to watch. I really enjoyed watching it although the first 20 minutes were
challenging because I wasn’t sure of the direction it was taking. There was a
lot of information being introduced without giving the audience time to digest
the situation. I understand that the story of the Roma people is a huge subject
to talk about, but the use of multiple camera angles and pans were quite
distracting at the start of the film.
To learn
more about this documentary, visit the main site: APeopleUncounted.com, and I
strongly advise you to watch this documentary.
I think
you can also see it on Netflix.