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Drama, War - 2011
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Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona a 14-year-old girl tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. Everything started when she was abducted by the rebel army at the age of 12.
Director:
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Kim Nguyen
Cast:
,
Alex Herabo
,
Ralph Prosper
,
Rachel Mwanza
,
Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien
,
Serge Kanyinda
,
Mizinga Mwinga
,
Jean Kabuya
,
Diane Uwamahoro
,
Jupiter Bokondji
,
Starlette Mathata

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Details

Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
7 Dec 2011
Country:
CA, CD
Languages:
Lingala, French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It may be hard for a viewer to accept some of the paranormal goings-on in War Witch -- the ghosts, the superstitions, the otherworldly powers -- but they're nothing compared to the realities that Komona has to endure.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
17 Dec 2013
fresh:
Atrocity and beauty somehow co-exist in War Witch.
– Bill Stamets,
Chicago Sun-Times,
17 Dec 2013
fresh:
War Witch gives us a continent's tragedy in a young girl's face.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
17 Dec 2013
fresh:
Nguyen brings the harshness of this world alive not with big dramatic flourishes but with an everyday tone that makes it all the more frightening. This is how it is - how else would it be?
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
13 Jun 2013
fresh:
Canadian writer-director Kim Nguyen spent nearly a decade researching this docudrama about child soldiers in Africa, and the film feels as authoritative as a first-hand account.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
22 Mar 2013
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