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Writers:
Werner Herzog (writer)
Denis Reichle (writer)
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Release Date:
3 April 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary more
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User Comments:
Recruiting the young to fight an adult war more (3 total)

Cast

 

Werner Herzog ... Himself (voice)
Denis Reichle ... Himself

Directed by
Werner Herzog 
Denis Reichle 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Werner Herzog  writer
Denis Reichle  writer

Produced by
Werner Herzog .... producer
Manfred Nägele .... producer: SDR
 
Cinematography by
Michael Edols 
Jorge Vignati 
 
Film Editing by
Maximiliane Mainka 
 
Sound Department
Christine Ebenberger .... sound
 
Editorial Department
Draha Cicek .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Werner Herzog .... commentary
Denis Reichle .... researcher
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ballad of the Little Soldier
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Runtime:
Germany:46 min
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German | Spanish | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR) more

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Recruiting the young to fight an adult war, 9 July 2008
6/10
Author: dbborroughs from Glen Cove, New York

Werner Herzog looks at the young soldiers who make up the Miskito Indian rebel army. The Indians are an abused minority who sided with the Sandinistas in the Nicaragua civil war. However once the Sandinistas won the Indians were once more an abuse minority and had to fight once more for their rights.

The first part of the film deals with the war itself and how the adults are handling it. The second part of the film deals with the 10,11 and 12 year olds who are being recruited into the fight because there simply not enough men to carry on the fight. This is a film that is rather eerie with its reflections to the suicide bombers that have become part of life in some parts of the world. The problem is not new, with Herzog's co director telling the story about fighting in Berlin in the final weeks of the Second World War as a member of the Hitler Youth.

The film is good but not great film with the film running much too long for what it is. While it does show us something most people were not aware of, its also rather static with much of the film made up by people in large groups sitting around looking into the camera while one person speaks. The result is a desire to reach for the remote ( a rare thing for any Herzog film). Worth a look if you stumble on it, but not something worth searching for. 6.5 out of 10

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