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Film: Johnny Mad Dog
Film: Johnny Mad Dog
Johnny be bad: a chilling tale of child soldiers in Africa
Monday, 19 October 2009
The raucous young lads swaggering down the streets of a charred, deserted town could be the Lost Boys in an African production of Peter Pan. Some are in their late teens, others are no older than 10 or 11, but most are decked out in fancy-dress garb and accoutrements which suggest a recent dip in the dressing-up box.
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