Set in England in 1940 during the Blitz, a teacher (played by Jessica Brown Findlay) protects eight orphans in a cellar during a bombing raid.
To distract the children, the teacher tells a creation myth where Darkness and Light unite to give birth to the "Iris Warriors"—the seven colors of the rainbow.
Most of the film is told through ballet performances by leading African dancers, personifying the colors through movement.
Iris Warriors uses two interconnected narrative layers to tell a story about hope and creativity:
Set in England in 1940 during the Blitz, a teacher (played by Jessica Brown Findlay) protects eight orphans in a cellar during a bombing raid.
To distract the children, the teacher tells a creation myth where Darkness and Light unite to give birth to the "Iris Warriors"—the seven colors of the rainbow.
Most of the film is told through ballet performances by leading African dancers, personifying the colors through movement.
Iris Warriors uses two interconnected narrative layers to tell a story about hope and creativity: