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12/20/07
War Dance (2007)
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Reviews Counted:46
Fresh:39
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: War/Dance is beautifully filmed, and effectively captures the heartbreaking and uplifting experiences of its subjects.
Theatrical Release:Nov 9, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine's WAR DANCE is a powerful documentary that follows a group of schoolchildren as they overcome nearly insurmountable odds in their quest to participate in the annual... [More]
Director: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix Fine
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Reviews for War Dance
Top CriticIt is wonderful to watch this joyous slice of the cultural lives of these victimized, traumatized children struggling to survive and build a better life in a desperately troubled part of the world.
03/04/08
War/Dance is as irresistible as the rhythms of African music on its soundtrack.
11/09/07
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07/16/08
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10/18/08
Because no one dares to call a film about suffering children boring, Fine and Nix slack on analysis and investigation and concentrate on gorgeous saturated cinematography
01/29/08
This wonderful doco is heartbreaking and heartwarming by turns
11/14/08
It doesn't just feature music and dance numbers; it's got romping, stomping, blow-the-doors-off, celebration-of-life music and dance numbers.
11/08/07
Top CriticChildren in dire situations can be a tricky, quasi-exploitive subject for filmmakers ... but it's handled here in a responsible, occasionally joyous fashion. You can still feel your heartstrings being pulled, but when it's done this well, it's tough to be
11/30/07
This is documentary-making at its best, not pretending to be journalism, but still playing a crucial role in telling stories that otherwise wouldn't make the front page.
11/15/07
Directors Sean and Andrea Fine have set out to make an inspirational film about the transcendent power of music in a war zone. What they have achieved is a piece of emotional pornography.
11/29/07
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10/18/08
The core of this week's African catastrophe documentary is so simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting, you only want to thank the Fines for making it as engaging as they have.
11/09/07
It is delightful to watch these kids dance, especially knowing the evil they've experienced. Their bright smiles are a true testament to the resiliency of the human spirit.
11/09/07
The joyous song and vibrant dance of the schoolchildren uplift all who see them. They are war orphans, casualties of Uganda's civil strife, healing physical and psychic wounds by performing ancient tribal rites in a national competition.
11/30/07
Top CriticThe film is a bit of a mishmash, but you will fall for the children it depicts.
12/14/07
War/Dance complicates documentary tradition, trying to express events that seem beyond expression.
01/17/08
The glories of War/Dance are torturously won, and all the more glorious for it.
11/05/07
Top CriticThe music offers the northern Ugandan children a chance to heal from their fear and pain--that part of the film cannot be questioned.
12/04/07
Filmmakers Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine continue the Hollywood insult of looking at Africa as if it were a high-fashion runway.
03/14/07
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