spˈɑːɾɪswˌʊd sˈɛd ðə fˈɪlm wʌz pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli tˈaɪmli ɡˈɪvən ðə kˈɔːlz ɔnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd nˈeɪʃənz tʊ ˌɪntɚvˈiːn tʊ ˈɛnd ðə wˈɔːɹ ɪn lˈɛbənˌɑːn, ænd ðɪ ˈɑːŋɡoʊɪŋ ˈɛfɚts tə sˈɛnd ɐ jˈuː.ˈɛn. fˈoːɹs tə stˈɑːp ɹˈæmpənt mˈɜːdɚz ænd ɹˈeɪps ɪn suːdˈænz tɹˈʌbəld dˈɑːɹfɜː ɹˈiːdʒən.
Spottiswoode said the film was particularly timely given the calls on the United Nations to intervene to end the war in Lebanon, and the ongoing efforts to send a U.N. force to stop rampant murders and rapes in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.