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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0821575552257
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Manufacturer: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Running Time: 107 minutes
Studio: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Sales Rank: 6494
MPN: THKD55225D
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Set in war-raved Northern Uganda, the award-winning WAR DANCE will touch your heart with a real-life story about a group of children whose love of music brings joy, excitement and hope back into their poverty-stricken lives. Three children who have suffered horrific brutalities momentarily forget their struggles as they participate in music, song and dance at their school. Invited to compete in a prestigious music festival in their nation’s capitol, their historic journey is a stirring tale about the power of the human spirit to triumph against tremendous odds.
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The superb documentary War/Dance reveals the redemptive power of music, even in the most horrific places. Focusing on three children in their early teens in war-torn Uganda--stoic Nancy, driven Dominic, and soft-spoken Rose--War/Dance tracks the efforts of the school of a refugee camp called Patongo to compete in Uganda's countrywide music competition. The contrasts are staggering; in interviews, the children describe their parents being killed by rebel soldiers, then footage of rehearsal shows them joyfully singing and dancing with their classmates. Some of the sequences are harrowing (a scene where Nancy grieves for her murdered father is painful to watch), but without them, we wouldn't understand how hard-won are the feelings of pride and accomplishment as their school performs for the competition's judges. The built-in structure of the competition gives this documentary a clear and engrossing storyline, much like Spellbound or Mad Hot Ballroom, but the heartbreaking circumstances and the emotional openness of the three teenagers makes War/Dance even more compelling. In one particularly striking scene, Dominic talks to a captured rebel officer, hoping to learn if his brother is still alive. As they talk, the soldier--who's around the age Dominic's brother might be--tries to be helpful, and explains almost offhandedly why the brother is most likely dead. The casualness of this conversation, devoid of Hollywood histrionics, speaks volumes about how violence has infiltrated these people's daily lives. --Bret Fetzer
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Documentary films are not often sought out by movie goers or at rental stores as they are often so two dimensional, informative and then possibly inspirational or provocative. This film is all of that and beautiful, tragic, exhilirating, and even triumphant.
I have seen many films over my life and I would consider this as one of the best. I will never forget one of the lines in the film when a child from the war zone of northern Uganda gets the opportunity to go to the capitol Kampala ... Read More
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This was excellent have seen it a number of times. Gave it for xmas gift
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Share this movie as often as you can. Full of sorrow, but also full of hope, this movie is perfect for this season of darkness and light.(12/22/08)
However, any occasion for a movie about the horrors of war, or the ability of art to overcome despair, or the amazing beauty of children, will find this movie a perfect fit.
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This is a remarkable movie. It's a documentary about children living in a refugee camp in Darfur. As difficult as their lives have been, they are incredibly committed and uplifted when they sing, dance, and play their musical instruments. The true stories of the children's lives are heart-wrenching. Their love of music and dance is genuine. The film is incredibly authentic -- it's a documentary -- but, it's not stuffy, it's fantastic.
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I was glad to watch this once, but for me it is certainly not a keeper. They had rich potential material and I felt that they covered it only rather superficially.
Their main point was believable -- these kids have been through hell and a musical competition in the capital was extremely important for their morale and self-esteem. I thought that was a wonderful point to make. It will stick in my mind.
But they used a lot of film to say this. There were endless shots of cute ... Read More
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0821575552257
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Manufacturer: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Running Time: 107 minutes
Studio: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Sales Rank: 6494
MPN: THKD55225D
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