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    Uganda Rising

    Poster of the movie Uganda Rising
    2006     Documentary    
    Canada
    1h 30min

    For two decades, the Acholi people of Northern Uganda have been caught in a civil war between a rebel group whose main objective is inhumane terror and a government whose military response has often increased misery and suffering. Over 1.5 million people have been displaced into camps and over 25,000 children have been abducted to be used as soldiers and sex slaves. And yet through it all, every day across Acholi-land something remarkable happens. Against a backdrop of dismal statistics, minuscule opportunity and unpredictable terror, in a part of Uganda forgotten by the world, children who have never known peace, face the day as if to live this way is normal, as if they still believe in the future. These children are the embodiment of resilience and hope. This film is the story of Uganda, her stolen children, and the fight to be free.

    Directed byPete McCormack, Jesse James Miller
    Written byPete McCormack

    Featuring

    Kavan Smith
    Kevin Spacey

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