Description (continued...) force, the Lord’s Resistance Army, has run rampant, destroying villages, kidnapping children, and murdering parents. The 60,000 survivors are forced to live in a refugee camp, where conditions are bleak and resources are scarce. Somehow, the children of the Patongo Primary School have qualified for the Kampala Music Festival competition for the first time, a feat unto itself; yet these children are determined to take home the championship prize. Along the way, we meet three of these innocent and tender victims: Dominic, who escapes the brutal memories of his past as a member of the L.R.A. by playing the xylophone; Rose, a shy singer who still suffers from memories of having witnessed her parents' slaughter by the rebels; and Nancy, a dancer whose aunt doesn’t want her to go to the festival because she needs to take care of her three siblings. In a situation that appears to be anything but glamorous, Sean Fine’s gorgeous cinematography provides a much-needed respite, flooding the screen with images of beauty, reflecting the hopeful minds of these determined children. As they make their way to Kampala to perform in front of an audience that doesn’t think much of them, they must band together to prove that war and famine and slaughter cannot suffocate their spirit. WAR DANCE is a truly inspiring work of nonfiction that deserves to be seen by viewers all over the world. Country of Origin: USA Reviews "[An] often shimmering beautiful and always heartrending documentary about refugee children and their adventures in Uganda's National Music and Dance Competition." Box Office | 03/01/2007 | p.68 "[A] visually ravishing documentary....[A]n honorable, sometimes inspiring exploration of the primal healing power of music and dance in an African tribal culture." New York Times | 11/09/2007 | p.E12 "WAR/DANCE is as irresistible as the rhythms of African music on its soundtrack. It's a fantasy set in real life, and like all great fantasies, its moments of light are set against a backdrop of darkness and even horror." Los Angeles Times | 11/09/2007 Full Cast and Crew Director: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix Fine Producer: Albie Hecht Director of Photography: Sean Fine Composer:  Asche & Spencer Release Information Color: Color Runtime: 107 min. Original Language: English © ThinkFilm DVD Features DVD Features: Region 1 Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78 Audio: Dolby Digital - Swahili, Subtitles - English Additional Release Material: Bonus Scenes, Trailer - Theatrical Trailer Production Notes Theatrical Release: November 9, 2007
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