The Italian-born Falorni, who also co-directed the Mongolian docudrama "The Story of the Weeping Camel," does capable work here, even if the script occasionally seems simplistic. Mehari, Senait G.: at the best online prices at eBay Free shipping for many products Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Heart of Fire. After 4 years, she returned to her father, but at the onset of the War of Liberation he made the shocking decision to give Senait and two of her stepsisters to the rebel troops. The book's veracity has been questioned, and the film's director, Luigi Falorni, has defended his work by saying he isn't trying to tell Mehari's life story but a more universal tale about children unwillingly involved in war. Born in 1974, Senait Mehari was abandoned by her parents as a baby and spent her early years in an orphanage. Mehari, Senait G. Mehari Book condition acceptable at the best online prices at eBay Free delivery for many products. Mehari about her experiences as a child soldier with the Eritrean Liberation Front. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Heart of Fire. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Heart of Fire by Senait G.
The film is based on a memoir by Senait G. A drama about Eritrean child soldiers from the director of The Story of the Weeping Camel, inspired by the controversial memoir by Senait G Mehari. She gets a firsthand look at the horrors of war, and, though browbeaten into supporting the cause, comes to doubt the value of a conflict in which rebel factions spend as much time fighting each other as battling their common enemy.
The girl, Awet (Letekidan Micael), may be small, but she's bright and skeptical, and not reluctant to direct hard questions at authorities. I had never heard of Senait Mehari, the singer whos life this is (loosely) based on but I will certainly look her up now. Set in 1981, the picture recounts how a headstrong youngster is abruptly handed over to rebel forces during Eritrea's struggle for independence.
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