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War Dance
The war stole everything, except their music.
The war stole everything, except their music.
Documentary, Music, War - 2007
War Dance
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Three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country's national music and dance festival.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
15 Feb 2007
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 4 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It is wonderful to watch this joyous slice of the cultural lives of these victimized, traumatized children struggling to survive and build a better life in a desperately troubled part of the world.
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
4 Mar 2008
fresh:
This film offers a child's perspective on the ravages and complexity of war and is also a convincing testament to the healing power of creative expression.
– Jennie Punter,
Globe and Mail,
22 Feb 2008
fresh:
'The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places,' Hemingway wrote in A Farewell to Arms. That statement might stand as the summation of this documentary, which celebrates the strength of winsome, broken children.
– Philip Marchand,
Toronto Star,
22 Feb 2008
fresh:
The horror and heartwarming [is] equally compounded.
– Rachel Howard,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Dec 2007
fresh:
War/Dance is the sort of documentary that's meant to appall us, to shake us out of our uninformed complacency. And yet there are moments in the film that may make an audience uncomfortable in ways the Fines may not have intended.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
30 Nov 2007
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