War Witch

War Witch

  • Director: Kim Nguyen
  • Writer: Kim Nguyen,Simon Trépanier,Alexandre Mangona
  • Countries of origin: Canada
  • Language: French, Lingala
  • Release date: August 23, 2012
  • Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Savaş Cadısı
  • Rebelle is a war drama produced by Item 7, directed by Kim Nguyen and starring Rachel Mwanza , Alan Bastian, Serge Kanyinda, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 17, 2012, 2012 It opens in Montreal, Canada on April 16. 
    The film tells the story of Komona's homeland destroyed in the war, and she is also forced into the jungle. And after she escaped from the jungle, she tried her best to return to her village. 

    Details

    • Release date August 23, 2012
    • Filming locations Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of Congo
    • Production companies Item 7, Shen Studio, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)

    Box office

    Budget

    $3,500,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $70,544

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $8,714

    Gross worldwide

    $313,387

    Movie reviews

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    • By Winifred 2022-11-25 15:02:26

      insurgent

         People will gradually adapt to any living environment, no matter how terrible suffering can be hidden under a calm face, and then become ecstatic. Children can also pick up machine guns. In fact, when children are obsessed, they will be more terrifying than adults. They can give up selfishness for naive beliefs and kill adults with greed for profit. (Thinking of god bless America)
         Although the wars abroad are so tragic, in our opinion, they are nothing more than everything in the...

    • By Neil 2022-11-25 04:22:41

      "White" - both devils and angels are you!

           From the slaughter to the birth, from the pursuit of survival to the resistance for freedom, it seems that the director is telling the story of the blood and tears of the African people who have suffered from war. Actually not, in this sad song of the black world, there is only one voice singing, and that is "white"!
           "Kill your parents!"
           "If you don't kill them, I will kill them with a machete!"
           Through simple dialogue and the scene when the heroine pulls...

    • By Calista 2022-11-22 11:19:47

      "Battlefield Wizard": a bleak dream

             Decided to watch "Battlefield Wizard" because of the poster: a black girl is sitting against a wall, her hands are palms up, and a few stone-like things are volleying above her palms, like a children's game of throwing stones, and it seems to be some kind of power Balance it in the air... The girl stared at the stones, each of which seemed to have a profound story. However, a soldier appeared very discordantly in the distance, and it was he who disturbed the picture and changed the...

    • By Blaise 2022-10-28 17:40:30

      Dreams of African lore interspersed in 'Battlefield' realistic footage

      "Battlefield" was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards.

      I still prefer the name "War of the Dead". The film shows the brutality of war through the eyes of an adolescent girl, Komona. The realistic footage is also interspersed with dreams about African legends, reminiscent of endless sadness. , hardship and suffering. The war scenes in the movie are very tragic, and the shooting effect is quite realistic. After watching it, it makes people feel very...

    • By Isac 2022-09-27 09:21:59

      ghost root

      Tao Zhe's title song "Ghost" of the album "Peace and Prosperity", wrote that in today's materialistic world, everyone is surrounded by too many ghosts. "They linger and wait patiently until it gets dark every day. No matter how tired you feel, don't let yourself sleep." In the environment, you may also become a ghost.
      Africa is a mysterious and beautiful continent, but a country full of instability and fear. Although I can only rely on a few words and images on the screen for the...

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    • By Maxine 2023-09-15 14:40:01

      Civilization needs its own slow development to reflect its value. When the African continent was still in a backward stage, the invasion of Western industrial civilization made Africa in a cruel environment for a long...

    • By Yvette 2023-08-17 19:50:53

      Realism and fantasy are intertwined, short and powerful, without convoluted shots and exaggerated and empty performances. The narrative is full of the usual cool power of Canadian films. The warm ending echoes the anti-war theme of the film and reveals to the audience the never-ending African dynamism. life...

    • By Geraldine 2023-07-24 23:57:19

      Silver Bear at the 62nd Berlin Film Festival. Rachel Mahwazin, the youngest actress in the history of the Berlin Film Festival, has the courage and composure to play such a war-torn role at such an age. 12-14 years old, the heaviest cardamom age. The beginning and the end have the wind of the beasts of the southern country, and the small freshness of "white rooster as a dowry" in the middle is just a touch of bleak green in the...

    • By Layne 2023-07-18 00:55:02

      After you were born I wonder if God will still give me enough strength to love...

    • By Lottie 2023-07-04 23:34:54

      Heavy and refined, but not beyond...

    Movie plot

    When a war breaks out in a country in Africa, Komona ( Rachel Mwanza ) 's village is burned down by rebels, her parents are killed, and in desperation, she walks into the jungle. In the jungle, her stern commander (Alain Bastien) not only trains her to use weapons, but orders her to sleep with him. While looking for cover, Komona meets a boy with white hair (Serge Kanyinda) whom she falls in love with, whom she calls "The Magician"....
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    The film puts the perspective entirely on children, looking at a civil war that should not have happened from the perspective of a twelve-year-old girl, and showing the audience the cruelty of war through the perspective of an adolescent girl. Dreams of African lore are also interspersed with the realistic footage, reminding viewers of endless grief, hardship and suffering. Komona is also a symbol, she symbolizes the African people's...
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