War Witch

Synopsis: Set in a war torn African country, this powerfully restrained story of corruption and resilience follows a young girl's experience of unspeakable atrocities, and her conversion into a ruthless child solider.

Aroview: A remarkable magical realist portrayal of the tragedy of child soldiering in one of Africa’s many civil wars, with the phenomenal Rachel Mwanza as Komona, kidnapped from her village by the rebel army and forced to murder her own parents. She is the only one to survive the new company’s first action and superstitious commanders start to believe that she is a lucky charm, hence “War Witch”.

Hypnotic, beautiful, upsetting — War Witch is an extraordinary achievement... By any definition, this isn’t going to be everyone’s cup of tea but I’m going to highly recommend it anyway. ~ Dan Slevin