Insight (1995)
Child Warriors
TV-G
2013 • E1 Feb 13, 2013 60mWhat happens to children who grow up in extreme political circumstances?
Former child soldiers live right here in Australia, a world away from their childhood violence.
From the Chinese Revolution and The Troubles in Northern Ireland to conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa, children have been exposed to extreme situations that can have a lasting effect on their futures.
In this episode, Jenny Brockie speaks directly to people who chose or were forced to join extreme causes as children, in a variety of circumstances.
They bravely open up about what they went through, how they were trained, and how they deal with feelings of guilt and betrayal as adults.
Former child soldiers live right here in Australia, a world away from their childhood violence.
From the Chinese Revolution and The Troubles in Northern Ireland to conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa, children have been exposed to extreme situations that can have a lasting effect on their futures.
In this episode, Jenny Brockie speaks directly to people who chose or were forced to join extreme causes as children, in a variety of circumstances.
They bravely open up about what they went through, how they were trained, and how they deal with feelings of guilt and betrayal as adults.