Kim Nguyen Talks About Writing a Film About Child Soldiers

Rebelle director, Kim Nguyen, discusses how he approached writing a film about child soldiers in Africa.

"I did go to Burundi and met ex-child soldiers," he says. "That was quite an adventure. But at a certain point, once you have these basic elements, you just gotta let the logic of your world and of your story take over. I think that when things are going well in the storytelling process, there's something weird that happens where you get connected to your characters. You can do the research and find out that your intuitions are very similar to the research."

And as it turns out, Nguyen's intuitions ultimately helped him make a film that would win 10 trophies at the very first Canadian Screen Awards, including the award for best film.

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Kim Nguyen Talks About Writing a Film About Child Soldiers