Product Details

• Actors: Dominic, Nancy, Rose, Jane Adong, Kitara Coldwell
• Directors: Andrea Nix, Sean Fine
• Writers: Andrea Nix, Sean Fine
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Velocity / Thinkfilm
• DVD Release Date: April 15, 2008
• Run Time: 107 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000ZN71H2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,974 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "War Dance" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Set in war-raved Northern Uganda, the award-winning WAR DANCE will touch your heart with a real-life story about a group of children whose love of music brings joy, excitement and hope back into their poverty-stricken lives. Three children who have suffered horrific brutalities momentarily forget their struggles as they participate in music, song and dance at their school. Invited to compete in a prestigious music festival in their nation’s capitol, their historic journey is a stirring tale about the power of the human spirit to triumph against tremendous odds.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and Sombering, April 7, 2008

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R. Beachy (Whispering Pines) - See all my reviews
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The cinematography of Africa and war torn Uganda is beautiful, amazing, and saddening in "War Dance". It serves a a bleak backdrop for an enlightening film set in a refuge camp where a group of children, scarred by civil war, learn their tribal dance to compete in the national dance competition.

The most heart-breaking and genuine moment of War Dance is when a former child soldier confronts a captured rebel soldier about why he (the soldier) participated in kidnapping children and indoctrinating them into becoming children soldiers. The bravery of that small child and the empty soulless response of the soldier were the most powerful scene's in a film full of them. I highly recommend this film!!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars War Dance, January 7, 2008

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This was by far, hands down the best documentary film I've seen. The content needs to be brought to the awareness of all people in possesion of a TV/DVD player. The cinematography and editing was beautiful and amazing. It looked and felt like I was across the other side of the world there with these beautiful children. The stories of the children presented from their perspective in their own words will move you to tears and simply must be seen to understand and feel what they have suffered through and experienced. What I loved most about this film besides the stories, the people, the music and dance, is the message of hope and healing that is possible for these children with a little help from people who care enough to do something.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another overlooked Sundance film, January 24, 2008

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Lisa Hunt "YogaGirl" (Boise, Idaho) - See all my reviews
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I saw this film at the Sundance film festival in 2007 and was completely blown away by the originality of weaving together documentary, dance, music, war, and horrific pain suffered by lovely children. I don't believe it gained any wide popularity which is unfortunate because while it is a heart-wrenching story, there is so much joy and hope at the end of the movie, you start to believe anything is possible...beautiful cinematography (may inspire my own journey to Uganda), amazing music, and just an overall lovely film.