Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona a 14-year-old girl tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. Everything started when she was abducted by the rebel army at the age of 12.
Acting
Rachel Mwanza's eyes contain multitudes. Street-cast, never trained, devastating.
Cinematography
Dreamlike pink hallucinations bleeding into mud and blood.
Writing
Second-person narration to a fetus shouldn't work. It haunts.
Director
Kim Nguyen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rachel Mwanza was discovered living on the streets of Kinshasa; this was her first acting role. She won Best Actress at Berlinale — the first African woman to do so.
Director Kim Nguyen spent ten years researching with NGO workers and former child soldiers in Burundi. The 'magic milk' hallucinogen is based on actual militia practices in regional conflicts.
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