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2012·NR

War Witch

DramaWar1h 30m

🍅94%

🍅

94%

Tomatometer

🍿

78%

Popcornmeter

6.6

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorKim Nguyen

ReleasedFeb 17, 2012

StatusReleased

Original languageFrench

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studios

Item 7Shen StudiosGestion SODEC

Téléfilm Canada

SODEC

Cast

Rachel Mwanza

Rachel Mwanza

Komona

Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien

Commandant-rebelle

Serge Kanyinda

Magicien

Ralph Prosper

Ralph Prosper

Boucher

Mizinga Mwinga

Mizinga Mwinga

Grand Tigre Royal

Diane Uwamahoro

Komona - Narrator (voice)

Jean Kabuya

School camp coach

Jupiter Bokondji

Royal Tiger' sorcerer

Starlette Mathata

Komona's mother

Alex Herabo

Komona's father

Dole Malalou

Trafiquant Coltan

Karim Bamaraki

Homme à la Moto

Where to watch(NG)

Rent / Buy

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YouTube

Fandango At Home

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“War Witch is a mature, intense drama that embraces the bruatlity of its subject and invites the audience to sympathize with its protagonist's nightmarish circumstances.”

94% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

D

Dwight Brown

RTNational Newspaper Publishers AssociationMar 7, 2017

Nguyen's direction and script rarely falter. It's a near-perfect blend of harsh reality and mysticism.

M

Michael O'Sullivan

RTWashington PostDec 17, 2013

It may be hard for a viewer to accept some of the paranormal goings-on in War Witch -- the ghosts, the superstitions, the otherworldly powers -- but they're nothing compared to the realities that Komona has to endure.

B

Bill Stamets

RTChicago Sun-TimesDec 17, 2013

Atrocity and beauty somehow co-exist in War Witch.

K

Kelly Jane Torrance

RTWashington ExaminerDec 12, 2018

That the teenage Rachel Mwanza can show us, and make us feel viscerally, a bit of what such a child goes through is a miracle in itself.

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Information

Title

War Witch

Released

Feb 17, 2012

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

Canada, Congo

Original Audio

French

Runtime

1h 30m

Status

Released

Studios

Item 7, Shen Studios

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