Christopher Minie, Daisy Victoria Vandy

A cast of unknown performers are used in this drama about child soldiers fighting a war in an unnamed African country.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire

Release Date: October 15, 2008

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  • December 7, 2008
    The subject is quite original, the whole film is totally exotic (AK-wielding toddlers, jujus, unknown locations, etc). But what makes the interest at first of the movie quickly asphyxiate it. There is virtually no efforts to build up characters and what could potentially look lik...( read more)e a storyline. I mean 14 years old killers make for a gripping start but they can't replace imagination and intelligence. I learned virtually nothing in this film, my understanding of Africa, or of human nature for that matter has not increased a bit. I had the distinct feelng that this film was nothing else but the disturbing pictures of Africa's civil wars suddenly set in motion.
  • October 25, 2009
    Child soldiers in reality put shame on a nation concerned
  • October 19, 2009
    never seen this movies be for....
  • October 16, 2009
    I wont to see this film
  • October 12, 2009
    A simplistic and excellent docu-fiction with outstanding performances.
  • July 31, 2009
    this is real action, thrilling and based on true life
  • July 12, 2009
    This could be something.... because you a bunch of kids, messed up entirely. It was like this very large dish of the same ingredient nothing to spice it up and no course meal. It could have been better than this.
  • June 29, 2009
    it's nice story, original. but whole movie is like in the air, u wait for something and that never come.... bunch teenagers fighting in war somewhere in africa ... at some moment reminded on national geography documentary's ..... director proly wanted to show African problem with...( read more) kids fighting for some goal... but he fail in it, like he fail with whole movie
  • June 19, 2009
    This is a drama war movie and it seemed pretty interesting at first when i read about it. But when i watched the flick i felt it kinda pointless time to time. The story follows basically a bunch of kids/teenagers and they fights a war somewhere in Africa. Not much of a developmen...( read more)t in the story aswell as the characters i thought. The main focus of this movie is to show child soldiers brutal life / acting to sum it up. Anyway i liked the powerful movie City of God alot more but thats my opinion and they are very similar movies in a way.
  • June 11, 2009
    This was a great flick, well filmed and well acted. Hard to understand at parts but none-the-less worth checking out.

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