Wardance - The War Stole Everything Except Their Music (2007)

Wardance - The War Stole Everything Except Their Music (2007)

War Dance - A Film by Jean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
The war stole everything, except their music.

Set in Northern Uganda, a country ravaged by more than two decades of civil war, “War Dance” tells the story of Dominic, Rose, and Nancy, three children whose families have been torn apart, their homes destroyed, and who currently reside in a displaced persons camp in Patongo. When they are invited to compete in an annual music and dance festival, their historic journey to their nation’s capital is also an opportunity to regain a part of their childhood and to taste victory for the first time in their lives.

User Review:

An Outstanding Documentary, 28 January 2007
Author: lisa2468sf from United States

I had the pleasure of viewing this film at Sundance, and it is phenomenal. Outstanding film making, and a compelling story that can only come from real life. My heart went out to the children, and I was incredibly inspired by their stories. Documentary film making at it's best. It won the Outstanding Director Award, and with good reason.

What I found most compelling was how the film showed the resilience of the human spirit in the worst of circumstances. At the end of day, we all want to be loved and to contribute to our society. These children and their families rose above the atrocities of war to achieve greatness within their community and their country. They did it not because it was the "right" or "nobel" thing to do, but because it made them feel good and helped to wipe away their pain. A very important lesson for us all.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0912599/

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Comment: Do you realize how beautiful these people are? Kind hearted, direct, innocent and full of compassion and much more holy than we are in western countries. Here it becomes obvious how much our minds and bodies have been distorted. Truly these are the children of GOD. We thought they were second class people, underdeveloped, poor and primitive, and yet from a spiritual perspective they're so much more advanced than we are, aren't they?