The excellent and tough 'Rebelde (War witch)' by Kim Nguyen

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Scene from 'Rebelde (War witch)', written and directed by Kim Nguyen.

Scene from the film 'Rebelde (War witch)', written and directed by Kim Nguyen.

'Rebelde (War witch)' is the new Canadian contribution to our billboard. Written and directed by Kim Nguyen, it is performed by: Rachel Mwanza (Komona), Alain Bastien (rebel commander), Serge Kanyinda (magician), Ralph Prosper (the butcher), Mizinga Mwinga (Great Tiger), Jean Kabuya (rebel camp instructor), Jupiter Bokondji (sorcerer), Starlette Mathata (Komona's mother) and Alex Herabo (Komona's father), among others.

The plot of 'Rebelde' places us somewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, in a small remote villageKomona, a 12-year-old girl, lives peacefully with her parents, until the day she is kidnapped by the rebel army and forced to fight as a child soldier. Because of her ability to save herself, she is called a "war witch". Her only outlet and friend will be Mago, a 15-year-old albino boy who wishes to marry her.

The controversial and debated 'Rebelde' (there are opinions of all kinds around it), shows us how stories of pain can be demonstrated beyond screaming and sentimentality, and that is precisely why it addresses the issue of child soldiers in a crude and direct way. The film contains really tough scenes, in which it is shown that words are sometimes superfluous.

The story of 'Rebelde', written and directed by Kim Nguyen, and shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, It does not specify in which country the events take place, although it was filmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the places with the greatest militarization of children, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef).
The tape, divided into three chapters of 30 minutes each, one for the ages that make up the story. Throughout the three parts, we will be able to see from the recruitment at 12, the escape at 13 to the hard return to the guerrilla at 14, and between these events, tenderness and love in its proper dose. No doubt uA good combination that will make the story captivate you with its realism and depth.

More information - The nine shortlisted for the Oscar for best foreign language film

Source - labutaca.net


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