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War Witch

2012 · 1h 30m · Not Rated Drama, War
Directed by Kim Nguyen

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Overview

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.

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94%
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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
Fresh

Atrocity and beauty somehow co-exist in War Witch.

Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

War Witch gives us a continent's tragedy in a young girl's face.

Ty Burr, Boston Globe
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
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

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