Children of War (2009)
- Directed by
- Bryan Single
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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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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