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War/Dance is beautifully filmed, and effectively captures the heartbreaking and uplifting experiences of its subjects.
All Critics (47) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (7) | DVD (4)
It 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. Mar 4, 2008 | Full Review…
It 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.
Jonathan F. Richards
This film offers a child's perspective on the ravages and complexity of war and is also a convincing testament to the healing power of creative expression. Feb 22, 2008 | Rating: 3/4
This film offers a child's perspective on the ravages and complexity of war and is also a convincing testament to the healing power of creative expression.
Jennie Punter
'The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places,' Hemingway wrote in A Farewell to Arms. That statement might stand as the summation of this documentary, which celebrates the strength of winsome, broken children. Feb 22, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
'The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places,' Hemingway wrote in A Farewell to Arms. That statement might stand as the summation of this documentary, which celebrates the strength of winsome, broken children.
Philip Marchand
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 Jan 29, 2008 | Rating: C | Full Review…
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
Amy Nicholson
The horror and heartwarming [is] equally compounded. Dec 14, 2007 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
The horror and heartwarming [is] equally compounded.
Rachel Howard
War/Dance is the sort of documentary that's meant to appall us, to shake us out of our uninformed complacency. And yet there are moments in the film that may make an audience uncomfortable in ways the Fines may not have intended. Nov 30, 2007 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
War/Dance is the sort of documentary that's meant to appall us, to shake us out of our uninformed complacency. And yet there are moments in the film that may make an audience uncomfortable in ways the Fines may not have intended.
Moira MacDonald
This wonderful doco is heartbreaking and heartwarming by turns Nov 14, 2008 | Full Review…
This wonderful doco is heartbreaking and heartwarming by turns
Andrew L. Urban
An emotionally-engaging testament to the indomitability of the human spirit even in the midst of the most dire of circumstances. Apr 13, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
An emotionally-engaging testament to the indomitability of the human spirit even in the midst of the most dire of circumstances.
Kam Williams
We celebrate joy rising from the ashes of tragedy. Mar 21, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4
We celebrate joy rising from the ashes of tragedy.
Larry Ratliff
This is powerful stuff that reasserts both the evil and the good in human hearts. Mar 7, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4
This is powerful stuff that reasserts both the evil and the good in human hearts.
Robert W. Butler
A truly beautiful tribute to the redemptive powers of art, music, and dance, and the insidious destructiveness that trickles down in war to the most innocent of victims. Please see it. Feb 16, 2008 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
A truly beautiful tribute to the redemptive powers of art, music, and dance, and the insidious destructiveness that trickles down in war to the most innocent of victims. Please see it.
Karina Montgomery
The film's artsy surface diminishes its impact [but] tells a story that needs to be told repeatedly. Feb 11, 2008 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
The film's artsy surface diminishes its impact [but] tells a story that needs to be told repeatedly.
Frank Swietek
A wonderful healing experience for children made to grow up far too early in their lives.
Super Reviewer
Compulsory viewing on subject matter alone.
Powerful documentary that is both upsetting and uplifting.
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