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Ex-Child
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Ex-Child
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A young boy and his father are enlisted to fight in the war. The boy's pride soon turns to fear as the bullets whistle overhead. His father takes his place and is immediately shot and killed. Horrified, the boy understands that war is not a game. Based on article 38 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this film illustrates the right of children under the age of 15 not to be recruited into the armed forces. Film without words.
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Title
Ex-Child
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NFB
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Authors
Drouin, Jacques
Descary, Thérèse
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subjects
War--Housing.
Children and war--Housing.
Soldiers.
Animated filmsChild soldiersChildrenChildren's filmsConventionsHuman rightsMilitary serviceRightsStoriesUnited Nations. Convention on the Rights of the ChildWarfarePinboard technique
Language
No linguistic content
Published
Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2013.
Publication Desc
1 streaming video (4 min., 57 sec.) : sound.
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2
Awards Note
Special Prize for its artistic treatment of a very serious human subject and message, 1996 UNICEF Award, 1997 Camério Humanitas Award, 1994 Liv Ullman Peace Award, 1995 Second Prize - Animated Short Film under 6 minutes, 1995 UNICEF Prize - Short Film (Film which denounces the exploitation of children in time of war), 1995 Giffoni Film Festival Award - for the Rights from the Heart Series (3 parts) for all-round constant creative achievement and artistic integrity in the cinema, 1997 Honorable Mention - Category: F, 1995