Movies and TvShows featuring "war-children" theme.

J'ai Huit Ans (1962) is a thought-provoking movie that delves into the Algerian War and its effects on the lives of children. Directed by René Vautier, this film highlights the stories of war orphans and portrays the resilience and strength of the young protagonists. Set in the backdrop of colonialism and the Algerian resistance, it sheds light on the struggles faced by a generation caught in the turmoil of war. With themes of refuge, identity, and the brutality of conflict, J'ai Huit Ans exposes the harsh realities faced by war children in Africa and explores the hope that still exists amidst adversity.

In the streets of the Casbah of Algiers, an FLN fighter pursued by the colonial police hands over confidential documents to Mourad, an Algerian child shouting newspapers who must at all costs pass them on to the resistance. But the police are on their trail and will do anything to get them back.

A few days after a massacre in a shantytown near Beirut, the director finds the children who survived. She approaches them by offering them crayons to draw. A link is created between them. They let her film their violent games: they repeat the scenes of horror they saw unfold before their eyes ...