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Remembering Sum 41’s Congo War Documentary, Which Ended With an Emergency Evacuation on This Day in 2004

If you think Sum 41 making a Congo War documentary sounds like virtue signaling, prepare to be shocked.

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Before 2005, seeing “Sum 41” and “Congo War” in the same sentence was the last thing anyone would expect. In those days, the words “Sum 41’s Congo War documentary” had never been spoken, written, or otherwise recorded in that order before.

Often, I wonder how long it’ll take before we run out of completely original thoughts. Will the Sun explode before that ever happens? I hope so. In the meantime, it feels like somewhat of a blessing to be alive right now, where I can tell someone about Sum 41’s Congo War documentary, maybe even for the first time. Not only that, but we can then watch Sum 41’s Congo War documentary in full for free. What a miraculous world we live in.

Despite the jokes at the premise, this turned out to be a crucial documentary bringing attention to the Second Congo War. Sum 41 traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2004 with War Child Canada. The purpose of the film, titled Rocked: Sum 41 in the Congo, was to document the damage and casualties in the country as a result of the Second Congo War.

Sum 41 and War Child Attempt to Document Aftermath of War in the Congo, End Up Getting Caught In It

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