WarChild

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  • 關於蘇丹Hip-hop歌手EmmanuelJal與南蘇丹實況的紀錄片… 關於蘇丹Hip-hop歌手EmmanuelJal與南蘇丹實況的紀錄片。 "Lefthomeattheageofseven/OneyearlaterIleavewithanAK-47."Forhip-hopartistEmmanuelJal,aveteranofthe20-yearcivilwarinsouthernSudan,theselyricsarehardlyemptyposturing.Oneofthetensofthousandsof"lostboys"oftheSudan,Jallefthisdevastatedhomein1987.AtaUnitedNationscampforSudaneserefugeesinEthiopia,hebecamethechildren'sspokespersonandsoonjoinedtheSudanesePeople'sLiberationArmy,trainingtofighttheArab-dominatednorthrightundertheUN'swatch.Afteralmostfiveyears,heandhisfriendsdeserted,embarkingonaharrowingjourneythatfewsurvived.Nowinhis20s,JalisusinghismusictoraiseawarenessabouttheongoinghumanitariancrisisinSudanandtheplightofchildsoldiersthroughouttheworld.First-timefilmmakerC.KarimChrobogfollowsJalasheperformsatafundraiserandmeetswithstudentsinWashington,DCthenreturnstoSudanforthefirsttimein18yearstoreunitewithhisfamily,includingthefatherwhosummonedhimtowarandthenabandonedhim.Onthewayhevisitsabattlefieldthatbringsbackpainfulmemories,aUNcampinKenyaforSudaneseorphans,andtheNairobiprepschoolwherehewoundupafterachainofeventssoremarkablethey'llsoonberetoldinamoviedirectedbyTonyScott."IbelieveIsurvivedforareason,"rapsJalinhishit"WarChild,"andthatreasonisevidentineveryframeofChrobog'smovingportrait. --NancySchafer