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Film Summary Of Ishmael Beah's Fight

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Ishmael Beah is only twelve years­old when his village in Mattru Jong is attacked in January of 1993. He happened to be on his way to another village to perform a show with his brother, Junior and a few of his other friends at the time. That’s when his entire life is turned around. He has to travel from place to place, running from rebels (Revolutionary United Front), struggling to survive, losing his brother in the process. Eventually, he is alone and meets another group of boys that he recognized from his secondary school back in Mattru Jong. They are then captured and recruited to “the army,” when Lieutenant Jabati explains that they are against the rebels. The young men which are about 12­16 years old fight alongside and become attached
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