Ballad of the Little Soldier

In this haunting documentary, Werner Herzog and Denis Reichle shed light on a disturbing reality: child soldiers in Nicaragua's brutal conflict between the Sandinistas and the Miskito Indians. A group of young boys are coerced into fighting, forced to confront the harsh realities of war. Herzog's unflinching lens captures their stories, raising profound questions about the devastating consequences of using children as cannon fodder.