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Tells the story of Ezra, a young boy kidnapped and forced to become a soldier with a rebel faction in the Sierra Leone Civil War. Ten years later, he is brought before a truth and reconciliation commission and made to revisit and understand his crimes so as to begin the process of psychological heal...

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Uniform Title:Ezra (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: ARTE France, Cinéfacto (Firm), Amour Fou Filmproduktion, Sunday Morning Productions (Firm), Pierre Javaux Productions, Granite FilmWorks, California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Aduaka, Newton I. (Director, Screenwriter), Blanc, Alain-Michel (Screenwriter), Turay Kamara, Mamoudu (Actor), N'Diaye, Mariame (Actor), Kallon, Mamusu (Actor), Gant, Richard, 1944- (Actor), Ojelade, Mercy (Actor), Abossolo, Emile (Actor), Lukeba, Merveille, 1990- (Actor), Sawaneh, Abubakarr Karim (Actor), Bisi-Pedro, Ilario (Actor), Kabasiita, Cleophas (Actor), Ojo, Wale (Actor), Yankson, Yeo Yankey (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [San Francisco, Calif.] : California Newsreel, 2007.
Edition:Widescreen.
Subjects:
Child soldiers > Sierra Leone > Drama.
Truth commissions > Sierra Leone > Drama.
Sierra Leone > History > Civil War, 1991-2002 > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Description
Summary:Tells the story of Ezra, a young boy kidnapped and forced to become a soldier with a rebel faction in the Sierra Leone Civil War. Ten years later, he is brought before a truth and reconciliation commission and made to revisit and understand his crimes so as to begin the process of psychological healing.
Item Description:Originally produced as a feature film in 2007.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Carlos Arango de Montis ; chief editor, Sebastien Touta ; original music, Nicolas Baby.