The Children's Republic
2012 · 1h 18m · N/A
Drama, Fantasy, War
Directed by
Flora Gomes
Overview
In a war-torn African country, a small group of young people, led by Mão-de-Ferro, a traumatized and violent war child, arrive in a mysterious city where children, abandoned by adults, have created their own utopian republic.
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