Written and directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix, this fine documentary recounts the oh-so-very-sad stories of three war children – Dominic, Nancy and Rose – caught in the ongoing civil war in Northern Uganda. The three are members of the Acholi tribe. The Acholi are an internally displaced people in Northern Uganda who are being systematically brutalized by a group known as the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) led by Joseph Kony. All three children have witnessed horrific events ranging from the murder of their parents to, in Domenic’s case, killing innocent farmers after being forcibly made a child solider. Living in a refugee camp, what binds them together is their desire to compete with their tiny school in Uganda’s National Music competition in Kampala, and their quest to regain some semblance of their lost childhoods. Sad, joyous, tragic and ultimately hopeful, War Dance shares the story of these children with a beauty and dignity that will leave you humbled.
My rating 8 out of 10.
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