War Child (2008)

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A Young Man On A Mission

“Left home at the age of seven/one year later I’m carryin’ an Ak-47.” For hip hop artist Emmanuel Jal, a former child soldier in Sudan’s brutal civil war, these lyrics are hardly empty posturing. They are the bitter reality of a young man who was “forced to sin” but determined to “never give up and never give in.” Today, wounded but still hopeful, he fights a new battle: bringing peace to his beloved Sudan and building schools in Africa. This time, his weapon is a microphone. See why audiences from New York to Berlin to London rave about the award-winning film, War Child, and have embraced the hip-hop artist with a terrifying past and a gentle soul. Interspersing original interviews, live concerts, and rare footage of Jal as a seven year-old boy, War Child will make viewers cry, laugh, dance, and celebrate the power of hope.

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El arte como medio
El artista de hip hop Emmanuel Jal fue un niño soldado en la brutal guerra civil de Sudan, en sus letras refleja las memorias de su experiencia tornando el infierno en reflexion para iluminar un lugar muy oscuro en el mundo y que parece no existir en las agendas internacionales, no hay derechos humanos para los muertos, no hay derechos para los niños que cargan un AK-47 y se convierten en asesinos.
Gaston A. Cabrera Barbero


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