A Calgary-made film tells the story of a group of Canadian soldiers who rescued Gino, a five-year-old Italian orphan, during the Second World War.
A new movie exploring the real-life story of an orphaned Italian boy cared for by Canadian soldiers during the Second World War made its Canadian premiere in Calgary this weekend.
After the war ended, Oliver tracked Gino down in Italy and they kept in touch over the decades until Oliver’s death in 2012. The project was led by Col. Tony Battista and produced by filmmakers Karen Storwick and Robert Curtin of. Their mission is to bring Canadian war history to life through compelling storytelling.
“These things are still happening in our world. Children are still being orphaned by war but there are acts of kindness everywhere. This is what we really wanted to profile with this film — the acts of humanity.“We want to make sure that we never forget our humanity. And war, unfortunately, is part of the human condition that we seem to never be rid of.
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