A play based on the experiences of Agu, a boy fighting in a fictional West African country's civil war. The film chronicles Agu's adventure as he is compelled to join a band of soldiers. While Agu fears his commander and many of the soldiers around him, his young youth has been severely wrecked by the country's ongoing war, and he is initially conflicted between revulsion and fascination. Demonstrates the mechanics of combat and is unafraid of explicit, gory detail, portraying a nuanced, tough portrait of Agu as a young soldier.
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A play based on the experiences of Agu, a boy fighting in a fictional West African country's civil war. The film chronicles Agu's adventure as he is compelled to join a band of soldiers. While Agu fears his commander and many of the soldiers around him, his young youth has been severely wrecked by the country's ongoing war, and he is initially conflicted between revulsion and fascination. Demonstrates the mechanics of combat and is unafraid of explicit, gory detail, portraying a nuanced, tough portrait of Agu as a young soldier.
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