10 Most Notorious Uwe Boll Films

An unwritten rule in Hollywood is that no matter how unstable the part of the world in which the story takes place, the arrival of an Oscar winner (or two) will make everything just wonderful. Whatever the conflict, A-list actors can resolve tensions, heal the sick and, in the process, save the world from itself.

Darfur, which stars Boll regular Edward Furlong, isn’t having any of that. It’s shot in the same hand-held, matter of fact style that Boll used on Stoic and Rampage, and the minimalist filmmaking allows him to attempt to convey the true horror of genocide without the usual Hollywood gloss. Once again, Boll allows his cast to improvise, something they do well, and the results are more involving than any playwright’s script.

Unlike in higher profile films, the characters don’t stand around trading platitudes and quoting from history books – they actually behave like journalists attempting to report on the atrocities they’re witnessing rather than a bunch of well-to-do liberals gunning for an Academy Award nomination.