I really loved this movie. I think it is my favorite film from Africa that I have watched so far. The way that the director portrayed the ghosts was very creative and made it seem more real. The various magical and spiritual elements that were woven into the movie made the plot even more interesting. Komona is a young girl who gets kidnapped by rebel forces and forced to murder her parents. The strength that she exudes throughout the movie is very impressive especially based off of what she has seen and done in her short life. At first I was worried that the Magician's love for her was not reciprocated, but it was evident that it was especially in the scene where they are laughing in the woods. I thought that was a very sweet part. I found the balance between the positive and negative in the film to be refreshing because I feel like there has been a lot more negative in many of the foreign films that I have seen. Yes, this film was sometimes gruesome and upsetting to the point where I had to look away in some scenes, but those scenes were short and usually balanced by some positive scenes later. Overall, I was really engrossed in this film and would give it 5/5 stars.