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2007 — Newton Aduaka — Nigeria, France, Austria, United Kingdom

feature · drama, war · festival-era

Newton Aduaka's drama follows a boy abducted at age seven to be trained as a child soldier, who returns seven years later to testify before a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and won the Grand Prize, the Etalon de Yennenga, at FESPACO 2007.

Fun fact: Aduaka was born in eastern Nigeria during the Biafran War and left for the UK to study engineering before discovering filmmaking at the London International Film School.

Notes: Also selected for International Critics' Week at Cannes 2007.

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Poster source: Wikipedia