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War Dance
Original title: War/Dance
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Three children from a displaced persons camp in northern Uganda prepare for a national music and dance competition.
2007
Uganda
War Dance
- Year
- 2007
- Country
- Uganda
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Documentary, Music, War
- Type
- Documentary
- Year
- 2007
- Country
- Uganda
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Languages
- English
- Status
- Released
- Release
- January 19, 2007
Story
Synopsis
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Logline
Three children from a displaced persons camp in northern Uganda prepare for a national music and dance competition.
Full synopsis
Set in Patongo in northern Uganda, a region marked by war and violence from the Lord's Resistance Army, this documentary follows Nancy, Rose and Dominic Akena as they prepare for the National Music Competition in Kampala. Their journey connects memories of conflict and displacement with Acholi identity, music, song and traditional dance as forms of resilience and recovery.
Cast
Main Cast
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R
Rose
DA
Dominic Akena
Creative Leadership
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Director
SF
Sean Fine
Director
AN
Andrea Nix Fine
Director
Producers
AH
Albie Hecht
Producer
SG
Shine Global
Producer
SM
Susan MacLaury
Producer
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Shine Global
Production company
Uganda
THINKFilm
Distributor
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Festivals
- Sundance Film Festival
- Cannes Film Festival
Awards
- Academy Award nomination – Best Documentary Feature
- Emmy Award – Best Documentary
- Emmy Award – Best Cinematography
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