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War Child
Directed by
Christian Karim Chrobog
PG-13
2008
1h 34m
Documentary
7.8
50%
79%
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Hip-hop star Emmanuel Jal returns to Sudan where he served as a child soldier.
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Amazon Video
Rent $1.99
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Cast of War Child
Emmanuel Jal
Himself
War Child Ratings & Reviews
DCist
Ian Buckwalter
We know that Jal was a child soldier, but we get no background on the practice, and there is a surprising lack of outrage or passion of any sort in all but one of the commentators who provide analysis.
Washington Times
Sonny Bunch
A more linear, shorter narrative that featured a few less musical interludes by Mr. Jal would have improved this documentary considerably.
Eye for Film
Amber Wilkinson
The content and the editing of this documentary are sharp... Poignant and a call to action.
Washington City Paper
Tricia Olszewski
War Child, like Jal's music, is nearly critic-proof: Its noble intentions and horrific subject matter insist that you pay attention and then gush about how inspiring it is.
Village Voice
Aaron Hillis
An uplifting journey weighed down by dry, humdrum convention (attack of the talking heads!); this is social-studies homework, not nourishment for the soul.
New York Times
Neil Genzlinger
War Child, a documentary about the hip-hop artist Emmanuel Jal, is a bit ragged and repetitive, but certainly this young man's life is amazing proof that one person really can make a difference.
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