A year ago , war broke out in the world 's newest nation , South Sudan . Rooney Mara says war has ravaged nation but its people retain hope . -- When most people think of South Sudan , if they think of it at all , they imagine poverty and war . Mara : " I think that there is a lot of optimism and determination to overcome this conflict because we are not going back into civil war.
A year ago , war broke out in the world 's newest nation , South Sudan . Rooney Mara says war has ravaged nation but its people retain hope . Mara : " I think that there is a lot of optimism and determination to overcome this conflict because we are not going back into civil war.