For the simplest of viewers

I think there wasn't much "political explanation" etc. as to what was happening because they were trying to show it like how the family were actually experiencing it fold out, hence the focus on them. And of course the family knew very little about what and why it was happening, they mostly just knew they were intent on killing foreigners so were trying to escape, hence the film title. It's less about the political reasons of why it's all happening, and more about the reality of a family trying to escape that reality. It gave a reasonably minimal explanation of the "whys" for that reason, I think probably to make the film less complicated to follow and get your head around. However, I do have to agree with you slightly that they should have given a little bit more background as to the reason for such a severe violent attack, because to an extent it did leave the viewer a bit like "really? All this killing because your upset about your water companies?".

The Brosnan character did offer an explanation. But it was all too brief.

The focus was like Diehard to me. A hapless family gets trapped in a coup and survives miraculously. They become baddass to survive.

Well people... dream on if you think it would go down that way.

Pierce Brosnan explained the "why". We didn't really need to know much more of the political details other than that.

...But then again, I must be among the "simplest of viewers". I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.

It's very believable that this sort of thing could happen in a third world country. It's a very real story. Westerners think their privilege can save them. Don't go to these crap holes

I was glad they didn't get into too much politics, it would've slowed the action down. Does it really matter why? The movie was about the family. I like political intrigue movies but that's just a completely different genre. Really has no place in a popcorn flick like this.

The movie is shown from the point of view of the family. They don't know whats going on, so neither do the viewers. We don't need an in depth explenation into the politcal situation of the country, it's not that kind of film.

What bothered me most about this movie is that neither parent researched the country to which they were taking their children. Minimal research would have given them some idea about the political stability of the country, popular unrest, as well as cultural mores and something about the geography of the city, and ideally the country.