Synopsis:
What happens when a child soldier is both a criminal and a victim
of his country's war in Liberia? How does Eranda, a 7-year-old
refugee from Kosovo, adjust to her life in a Macedonian refugee
camp, in a temporary shelter in the Netherlands and then back in
her war torn country in less then two years without bitterness? A
young Rwandan girl becomes a mother before her eighteenth birthday.
How does she learn to love her child and herself despite the
violence that brought about the child's birth? "BEHIND CLOSED EYES"
explores how four children of war learn to build a future, despite
their past. These children develop compassion for themselves on
their journey to survival. Their stories leave you at the edge of
your seat and teach us the meaning of courage.
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