I watched a documentary movie called Invisible Children. This movie has touched eveyone who's watched it. It brought tears into everyone's eyes. I really hate tragic documentaries and movies. But, in my opnion, it's a crime against humanity not to watch this movie.
The Middle East is a very troubled region, and we have more than enough catastrophes to worry about. This has stopped us from caring about world issues, since we are mostly the world's issue. All I'm asking is that we have to at least know about this even more troubled region, Africa.
I got the following information from the movie's website: www.invisiblechildren.com
What started out as a film-making adventure in Africa, transformed into much more, when the three young American’s (Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey, and Laren Poole) original travels took a divine turn, and they found themselves stranded in Northern Uganda. They discovered children being kidnapped nightly from their homes and subsequently forced to become fight as child soldiers. This film is dedicated to exposing this tragic, and amazingly untold story.
Even at this moment, in Uganda, Children as young as 8 are methodically kidnapped from their homes by a rebel group called the “Lord’s Resistance Army” (LRA). The abducted children are then desensitized to the horror of brutal violence and killing, as they themselves are turned into vicious fighters. Some escape and hide in constant fear for their lives. Most remain captive, and grow to maturity with no education other than life “in the bush” and fighting in a guerilla war.
Even at this moment, in Uganda, Children as young as 8 are methodically kidnapped from their homes by a rebel group called the “Lord’s Resistance Army” (LRA). The abducted children are then desensitized to the horror of brutal violence and killing, as they themselves are turned into vicious fighters. Some escape and hide in constant fear for their lives. Most remain captive, and grow to maturity with no education other than life “in the bush” and fighting in a guerilla war.
Here's a link to a trailor about the movie. I wish anyone who reads this post tries to get this movie. When you buy the movie, you get two copies, one for you to keep, and one to pass around. However, watching the movie is not enough, we need to start acting. The website includes many ways in which you can react.
*I'm a new blogger, I'm not sure how to make the trailor available from You Tube on this post. If anyone kows jsut please leave a comment.
