War Child
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Christian Karim Chrobog
Emmanuel Jal
John Prendergast
Ted Dag
Dan Mccarey
Sally Dudmesh
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In the early 1980s at the age of seven, Jal was swept into Sudan's civil war, becoming one of 10,000 child soldiers conscripted on both sides of the two decade long conflict. After being forced to do many unimaginably horrible things, he escaped the soldiers' camp and trekked for four months through Africa. He was eventually found and adopted by the now legendary British aid worker Emma McCune who had married Sudanese guerrilla commander Riek Machar and convinced him to not employ child soldiers. Shortly after she adopted Jal, McCune died in a suspicious car crash, leaving Emmanuel orphaned once again. Jal rose from ruthless child soldier to refugee to rap star. He found his own redemption and life mission through a message of peace.
Director
Christian Karim Chrobog
Crew
Roshanak Ameli-tehrani
Nels Bangerter
Charlie Barnett
Richard Boden
Christian Karim Chrobog
Matt Dornic
Ulf Gartzke
Emmanuel Jal
Dal Lamagna
Afshin Molavi
Pavel Sinev
Stan Staniski
Jeff Weingarten
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2008 ABC News Video Source Award by the International Documentary Association (IDA).
Winner of the Cadillac Audience Award at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States Fall November 14, 2008
Released in United States June 2008
Released in United States September 2008
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Les Docs de l'oncle Sam) September 5-14, 2008.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Document) June 18-29, 2008.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Films) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Films Documentary Festival June 16-23, 2008.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Discovery) April 23-May 4, 2008.
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Films) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Discovery) April 23-May 4, 2008.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Document) June 18-29, 2008.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Films Documentary Festival June 16-23, 2008.)
Released in United States September 2008 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Les Docs de l'oncle Sam) September 5-14, 2008.)
Released in United States Fall November 14, 2008 (NY)
