About the film
Children of War is a 2009 documentary film directed by Bryan Single. Made in the United States and presented in English, it follows former child soldiers in northern Uganda. The film was recorded over three years and centers on a group undergoing trauma therapy and emotional healing at a rehabilitation center.
Its subject is the process of recovery after experiences of war, with the rehabilitation setting providing the main context. Children of War is categorized as a documentary film and carries a 2009 release year. The film’s focus stays on the former child soldiers’ journey through treatment and healing rather than on a broad account of the conflict itself.
Bryan Single is both the film’s maker and director.
Who it is for
This suits viewers interested in documentaries about former child soldiers, trauma therapy, rehabilitation, and emotional healing. It may also suit students exploring war’s effects on young people.
Worth knowing
- Follows former child soldiers’ recovery
- Filmed over three years
- Focuses on trauma therapy
- Set in northern Uganda
Before you press play
- Centers on a difficult war subject
- Only documentary-film genre listed
The short of it
Children of War documents former child soldiers as they move through therapy and rehabilitation in northern Uganda. Its extended filming period keeps the focus on a process of emotional healing.