Beyond Right and Wrong
7.6 /10 1 Votes
Country USA | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Documentary, War Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Roger SpottiswoodeLekha Singh Release date October 5, 2012 (2012-10-05) (USA) Cast Similar movies As We Forgive (2008), Earth Made of Glass (2010), Persona Non Grata (2003), My Neighbor - My Killer (2009), Beyond Conviction (2006) Tagline What are People Really Capable Of? |
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Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness is a 2012 American documentary film about restorative justice and forgiveness. It is directed by Roger Spottiswoode and Lekha Singh and produced by Lekha Singh and Rebecca Chaiklin. The film depicts victims and perpetrators of the Rwandan Genocide, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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- Beyond right and wrong song
- Beyond right and wrong there is a field
- Recognition
- Awards
- Reviews
- Endorsements
- Online Viewership
- Partner Organizations
- News Coverage
- References

The film tells the stories of Bassam and Salwa Aramin, Emmanuel Bamporiki, Jo Berry, Robi Damelin, Rami Elhanan and Nurit Peled-Elhanan, Patrick Magee, Richard Moore, Beatrice (Beata) Mukangarambe, and Jean-Baptiste Ntakirutimana. Commentators include Lord John Alderdice, Denis Bradley, Marina Cantacuzino, Bishop John Rucyahana, and Dr. James Smith.

Beyond right and wrong there is a field
Recognition
On 13 September 2012, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon screened the film for the General Assembly in New York. The film was also part of the 'World Cinema Narrative' section at the 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival. In 2014, The Huffington Post ran a series of eight articles inspired by the film. Authors included Kweku Mandela Amuah, Judith Light, Jo Berry, and co-director and producer Lekha Singh.
Awards
Beyond Right & Wrong received the following awards:
2013:
2014:
In 2014, co-director and producer Lekha Singh received the Snowball Influencer Award from Cause Brands.
Reviews
Endorsements
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Judith Light, Charlize Theron, Hugh Jackman, and Nelson Mandela’s grandson Kweku Mandela Amuah all tweeted about the film.
Online Viewership
In February 2014, Beyond Right & Wrong collaborated with FilmRaise to promote the 52-minute version of the film while directing $500,000 to charity. A portion of the money donated by Operation Kids Foundation and Share the Mic is sent to a partnering charity when people watch the film online for free. Indiewire and Forbes also wrote about the campaign.
Partner Organizations
Beyond Right & Wrong and FilmRaise partnered with the following NGOs: Anasazi Foundation, Building Bridges for Peace, Cinema for Peace Foundation, ConnecTeach, Creative Visions Foundation, Empower Mali, The Forgiveness Project, Free the Children, Heshima Kenya, Inclusion Center for Community and Justice, The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Jeans 4 Justice, Kidnected World, The Malala Fund, Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, PeacePlayers International, Search for Common Ground, Solar Electric Light Fund, Ubuntu Education Fund, Utah Refugee Center, Utah Rotary District 5420, WITNESS, and Women for Women International.
Promotional partners include The Arbinger Institute, BRITDOC, Pvblic Foundation, and the Tutu Global Forgiveness Challenge.
News Coverage
References
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