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Good TV doc, May 13, 2008
By Stephen McAdoo
“Good 90 minute doc. Wanted to ehar more of his music.”
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Emmanuel Jai: War Child, May 18, 2008
By Jeff Cavanaugh
“Had this young man's story been told as a narrative, with skilled actors playing the parts of a deftly written screenplay, this could very easily have been a riveting bio-pic. Instead we're left with a tepid, sluggish, uninspiring recitation of facts garlanded by 'archive' footage of our 'hero' as”
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Amazing and Moving Documentary, Jun 02, 2008
By Cate Goethals
“This is a riveting film about a child soldier in Southern Sudan who joined the army at the age of 7. He eventually fled the militias and nearly starved to death doing it...and (many years later) became an international rap star, singing about these experiences. In the course of the film, Jal”
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Absolutely Wonderful Film!, Jun 26, 2008
By Lareina Delasandro
“This is an extremely moving documentary about the way the civil war has affected the lives of the Sudanese people. The documentary brings us a better understanding of the suffering of the children and gives us insight to a life we just could not imagine having to live. I believe it is a MUST SEE”
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