Animated documentary about two Sudanese children who are abducted and used as slaves
Direction
Heilborn and Aronowitsch weaponize animation to make horror digestible.
Production
Rotoscoped interviews blur line between protection and raw exposure.
Writing
Spare, devastating testimony — no narration needed.
Director
Hanna Heilborn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of 2000s animated documentaries addressing invisible conflicts — preceded Waltz With Bashir by months.
The directors chose animation because survivors refused on-camera exposure; every frame is traced from real testimony sessions.
SE
DK
