tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post1507658039288793375..comments2024-02-27T03:36:56.267-06:00Comments on Abubuwan da nake tunani: "Ezra" directed by Newton Aduaka wins FESPACO prizeTalatu-Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13402484991153486289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post-37392369463088169122007-03-04T08:58:00.000-06:002007-03-04T08:58:00.000-06:00Yes, it's interesting isn't it. One of the twins i...Yes, it's interesting isn't it. One of the twins in Helon Habila's Measuring Time is also a "child" soldier. He's in his late teens, but I think it still counts. I hope that this film becomes available through California Newsreel or somewhere accessible (NOT that place in NY that charges $400!)Talatu-Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402484991153486289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post-13849865849672506182007-03-04T02:35:00.000-06:002007-03-04T02:35:00.000-06:00the child soldier trope is pervasive lately... (in...the child soldier trope is pervasive lately... (in african literature published in usa, but also mainstream news, memoirs, cultural studies). not only the book "beast of no nation" but then the memoir on display (I think by a Sierra Leonean) the last few weeks at Starbucks, now this film...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com