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A child soldier, craving heroin and holding a Kalashnikov, has been involved in more than fifty ISIS wars and conflicts. Balanche is among the first child soldiers to tell his story in full detail, along with four other companions living in a Turkish refugee camp in Behrouz Nouranipour’s chilling documentary. Indoctrinated into a life of violence at a religious school in Pakistan, Balanche and his companions now face an uncertain future, having grown into their early teens knowing nothing but war and hatred. Warning: This film contains scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers. (Dir.: Behrouz Nouranipour, Iran, 2020, 87 min., Kurdish and Persian with English subtitles)
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