Nasser is a sixteen-year-old child soldier who follows in his older brother’s footsteps, Adham, to provide for their family. Their younger sibling, Ahmed, who is in the fifth grade, is fascinated by the manhood appeal of becoming a child soldier and plans to leave school to join once he becomes 16. A story of three generations lost in the war cycle in Yemen.
War does not only destroy livelihoods and infrastructure, but it also affects the upcoming generations who feel forced to leave school to join the frontlines. 'Let's Play Soldiers' provides an intimate insight into the life of three brothers who can only find a sufficient source of income to support the family by becoming soldiers. The middle brother, sixteen-year-old Nasser, who left school in the sixth grade, is now working between the frontlines and selling fish. Nasser could end up like his older brother, Adham, 21—who also joined the army when he was 16 and now suffers from PTSD and depression. Whereas ten-year-old Ahmed, the younger sibling, looks up to his older brothers and wants to leave school and become a soldier.
