War Witch is more a lesson in movie production than movie making. It is not the first to tackle to topic of child soldiers, with Johnny Mad Dog (2008) first coming to mind, but the female lead character changes the standpoint drastically. Then there is a love story which toned down the reality of war and made War Witch more appealing while touring the international film festival circuit.
The movie follows a girl recruited to a rebel army in Sub-Saharan Africa. The narrative is close to a documentary and mostly chaotic, as it is to be expected in a country torn apart by a long and exhausting civil war. However, it offered no answer to the absurdity of violence apart from looking into oneself for solace.
War Witch is not bad despite occasional drops in performance by the cast.
The movie follows a girl recruited to a rebel army in Sub-Saharan Africa. The narrative is close to a documentary and mostly chaotic, as it is to be expected in a country torn apart by a long and exhausting civil war. However, it offered no answer to the absurdity of violence apart from looking into oneself for solace.
War Witch is not bad despite occasional drops in performance by the cast.