War Child
Year | 2008 |
Director(s) | Karim Chrobog |
Runtime | 93 min |
Producer(s) | Dal LaMagna, Karim Chrobog, Rick Boden, Roshanak Ameli-Tehrani |
Emmanuel Jal’s story mirrors his homeland of Sudan: tragedy and terror mingle with hope and restoration. He was swept into civil war
and became a child soldier. He learned to fire an AK47 by the age of 8. Orphaned and forced to trek through deserts in search of shelter, he was later adopted by an aid worker. Jal’s rise from orphaned soldier to refugee to rap star represents one of the 21st century’s most inspiring and hopeful journeys.