Evocative depiction of child soldiers and war trauma.

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2016)

Education of a child-solider in an unnamed African conflict. Initially a portrait of early childhood the film dissolves into an hour of whirling chaos. Idris Elba plays a seducer who incites conscripted children to acts of slaughter for an unknown cause. Haunted by Come and See's Florya the protagonist becomes a spectral presence, the replication of his perspective bridges the gap between a child- solder's psyche and our own. For me one of the strongest scenes was the religious ceremony where film Agu's old identity was broken down and he was recast as n efficient tool of war.
Highly recommended if you're interested in modern conflict from a perspective of its most overlooked victims.