EssenceStory Well Deserved Praise

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Lancoor A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

dallasryan A very powerful documentary focusing on 3 children in Northern Uganda. Hearing their stories will make you cry and make you thankful, grateful to be so privileged to live in the United States. What amazes me the most is after everything these 3 children have been through, they still have more motivation to do great things with their lives(they have more motivation than most people I know). From everything that everyone in this camp in Northern Uganda has been through, to where they have nothing and everything seems utterly hopeless, these children prevail with such courage, deep warm hearts, motivation, happiness and a real lust for life. These children are beautiful in their spirit. Perhaps it's because they come from having nothing now so they have nothing else, but, to look forward to something great. They have nothing, yet they choose to be happy, look forward to the future with a great attitude because that's their choice. They look at what is right. If they don't look at what is right or what might be right in the future, then they truly parish, so they all choose to rise above the horror that has happened to them and that still surrounds them.So many people can learn from these children of Uganda. So many people have everything in the world, yet they are so unhappy. These kids have nothing and yet they are beautiful flowers to observe and learn from. Really amazing stuff. Do yourself a favor and see this documentary.

anyaismith DANCING AROUND GENOCIDE. Some scenes.. clearly staged and a Uganda government employee, Emmanuel Olobo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was also a translator, raising questions about objectivity and the extent of the dictatorship's involvement in other aspects of the film; what's shocking is that Olobo's name is even listed on the credits at the end of the film, although he is not identified as a government official, until recently based in the Uganda embassy in Washington, D.C. as First Secretary, where he worked under Ugandan ambassador Perezi Kamunanwire, Uganda's chief apologist to the U.S. The film's most glaring weakness is failure to adequately expose the Museveni regime's role in creating the concentration camps and forcefully forcing Acholis, women, men and children into the camps (for more background please see the Human Rights Watch Report "Uprooted and Forgotten, Impunity and Human Rights Abuses.http://blackstarnews.com/?c=132&a=4253

whlrguy I was fortunate to see this movie on a promotional pass. Fortunate, as I may have passed up this very moving film. I have seen the documentaries up for an Academy Award this year and this by far surpasses them. It has inspired me. For many, many years Uganda has been at war with rebels, a conflict that I had heard about in the past and thought was long over. I had heard in my youth, how children's families were killed and they were kidnapped, the boys to become soldiers in the rebellion and the girls sex slaves. I was horrified to hear that it is still currently going on. This is a story of a group of these children from Patongo who survived. Some saved from being rebels and some … not so lucky, being forced to kill their own at gunpoint. Sounds dismal and bleak, but this is a story of Hope, Redemption, Pride and Perseverance. With beautiful cinematography and the story of song, music and dance these children are the very image of Life and the strength of the Spirit. The documentary focuses on three students in the Patongo refugee camp, Rose, Dominic, and Nancy, as they prepare for their first National Music Competition in which over 20,000 schools will be competing. They tell their story of survival and trauma of the brutally violent effects of the rebellion. Haunting and disturbing, powerful and most important uplifting, this is the finest definition of Courage. A must see film.

lisa2468sf I had the pleasure of viewing this film at Sundance, and it is phenomenal. Outstanding film making, and a compelling story that can only come from real life. My heart went out to the children, and I was incredibly inspired by their stories. Documentary film making at it's best. It won the Outstanding Director Award, and with good reason.What I found most compelling was how the film showed the resilience of the human spirit in the worst of circumstances. At the end of day, we all want to be loved and to contribute to our society. These children and their families rose above the atrocities of war to achieve greatness within their community and their country. They did it not because it was the "right" or "nobel" thing to do, but because it made them feel good and helped to wipe away their pain. A very important lesson for us all.