Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars with Reuben M. Koroma: DVD Cover

    Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
    a.k.a. The Refugee All Stars Director: Zach Niles, Banker White Cast: Reuben M. Koroma, Francis John Langba, Abdul Rahim Kamara, Efuah Grace

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    • DVD Release Date: 08/14/2007
    • Original Release: 2005
    • Sales Rank: 40,581

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    Featurette; Refugee Rolling - This short film picks up the band's story as they prepare for their first journey ot America and quickly become and international musical sensation; Deleted scenes; Musical moments; About ninemillion.org - Through the UNHCR-led campaign, meet some of the nine million refugee children who are living in refugee camps around the world; Theatrical trailer

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    Disc #1 -- Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
    1. We Are Refugees [7:32]
    2. A Band, A Family [6:40]
    3. Camp Tour [6:48]
    4. Overcoming Trauma [5:34]
    5. Go and See [8:07]
    6. A Rolling Stone [6:52]
    7. The War Done Done [8:31]
    8. Home Sweet Home [4:53]
    9. Island Studios [8:22]
    10. Return to Boreah [3:21]
    11. Repatriation [7:25]
    12. End Credits [4:33]

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    Compared frequently to Wim Wenders's Buena Vista Social Club (1998), the thoughtful and heartfelt documentary Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (2005) combines the musical elements of that earlier work with a distinctly uplifting and optimistic sociopolitical undercurrent. The story begins in the early '90s with the eruption of the civil war that plagued the beleaguered West African nation of Sierra Leone -- displacing thousands in its wake. Among the dispossessed came six young indigenous musicians who decided to form a band and use music to heal the scars of their homeland. Those artists -- Francis "Franco" Lagba, Alhadji "Black Nature" Kamara, Reuben Koroma, Efuah Grace, Abdul Rahim "Arahim" Kamara, and Mohammed Bangura -- form the basis of an extraordinary story told by directors Banker White and Zach Niles in this film. The filmmakers follow the musicians on a heart-rending tour of the Leonean refugee camps, observe the recording session for their debut album, and unflinchingly witness the group's homecoming, several years after a bloody conflict tore the nation in half. Through it all, the group repeatedly demonstrates how music can become a vital instrument for social change. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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