About the Movie
WAR/DANCE follows
the courageous effort of
Patongo's students as
they pour their hearts into
winning this year's music
competition. The war has
stolen their homes, their
parents, and their childhood.
Patongo's refugee camp
packs 60,000 people into
its endless squalor. There
is no electricity, no running
water, and no safe place.
The bullet holes in the
school wall tell the stories
the children would rather
forget. Two years ago,
the L.R.A. dragged 29
students from Patongo's
schoolhouse to " join"
the army.
Each child has a story to
tell. Rose, a 13-year-old
choirgirl, is trying to piece
her life back together after
witnessing the brutal
aftermath of her parents'
grisly murder. Dominic, 14,
is an escaped child soldier
and virtuoso xylophone
player who is haunted by
the memory of the two
people he was forced to kill.
And Nancy, a 14-year- old
dancer, struggles to keep
herself and her three baby
siblings alive.
After a lifetime of trauma,
the Patongo primary School
students have something
magical to look forward to.
They have qualified to
compete in the National
music Competition in
Kampala. Most have never
left the camp, but dream
about towering buildings,
plentiful soda, and soldier-
free streets. Unlike the
wealthier schools from the
south, Pantongo's students
need everything, from school
uniforms to instruments.
Despite the odds, the
children endlessly practice
their performances, driven
by heart, talent, and the
need to rebuild their lives.
If their bus can safely make
it through rebel territory,
they'll take the stage and
give it their all. Win or lose,
these children will show
what true heart can achieve.
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