Documentary about a group of students from a school in a Northern Uganda displacement camp. The families there have been torn apart by the war. The children are often orphans. Some have seen their parents or siblings killed. Some were forced to kill along side the rebel soldiers. Against some hard odds, their school has made it into the national dance competition and we follow a handful of the students closely, hearing about their horrific past and how they see dance and music as a way to prove they can offer something to their world, in their different ways.
What I took away from this movie was a new understanding of the sheer resilience of humankind. That parents love their children in the same way all over the world. That kids are kids no matter what they have been through. This film was heartbreaking and hopeful -- a difficult balance.
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