War Witch, the Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film and Film Independent Spirit Award nominee for Best International Film will open nationwide on VOD on February 26, 2013, and theatrically in New York on March 1st, 2013 at Angelika Theater and Lincoln Plaza.  Other US cities to follow.

Written and directed by Kim Nguyen, War Witch follows the story of Komona (Rachel Mwanza) who is only 12 years old when she is kidnapped by rebel soldiers and enslaved to a life of guerrilla warfare in the African jungle. Forced to commit unspeakable acts of brutality, she finds hope for survival in protective, ghost-like visions (inspiring a rebel chief to anoint her “War Witch”), and in a tender relationship with a fellow soldier named Magician (Serge Kanyinda). Together, they manage to escape the rebels’ clutches, and a normal life finally seems within reach. But after their freedom proves short-lived, Komona realizes she must find a way to bury the ghosts of her past.

War Witch release dates for other US cities:

March 8 – Los Angeles, CA; Laemmle Royal Theatre

March 8 – Encino, CA; Laemmle Town Centre 5

March 8 – Pasadena, CA; Laemmle Playhouse 7

March 15 – Seattle, WA; SIFF Cinema

March 15 – Palm Springs, CA; Camelot

March 15 – San Francisco, CA; Roxie

March 15 – Berkely; Elmwood 3

March 22 – Chicago, IL; Music Box Theater

March 22 – Santa Cruz, CA; Nickelodeon

March 22 – Phoenix, AZ; Shea 14

March 22 – Tuscon, AZ; Loft Cinema

March 27 – Boston, MA; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

March 29 – Miami, FL; Tower Theater

March 29 – Portland, OR; Living Room Theaters

March 29 – Boca Raton, FL; Living Room Theaters

March 29 – San Diego, CA; Gaslamp 15

March 29 – Houston, TX; Sundance Cinemas

March 29 – Salem, MA; Cinema Salem

April 5 – Denver; Sie Film Center

April 5 – Little Rock; Market Street Cinema

April 10 – Boulder; International Film Series

June 14- Detroit; Detroit Institute of the Arts