Children of War (2009)

Directed by

Bryan Single

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Former child soldiers in northern Uganda recover from trauma at a rehabilitation center. Counselors help them confront abuse and indoctrination as they work toward forgiveness and new lives.

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What happens

Children of War is a 2009 documentary film directed by Bryan Single. Filmed in northern Uganda over a period of three years, the story follows the journey of a group of former child soldiers as they undergo a process of trauma therapy and emotional healing while in a rehabilitation center. Having been abducted from their homes and schools by the Lord’s Resistance Army—a quasi-religious militia led by international war criminal and self-proclaimed prophet Joseph Kony—the children struggle to confront years of brutal abuse, forced combat and religious indoctrination with the help of a heroic team of trauma counselors. As these fearless allies guide the children forward into new lives, Children Of War illuminates a powerful and cathartic story of forgiveness and hope in the aftermath of war. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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