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The National | Feb 19, 2013 | 3:36

War Witch's journey to the Oscars

Montrealer Kim Nguyen's child soldier drama War Witch (Rebelle) has completed an unlikely journey, starting from the streets of Kinshasa and leading all the way to the Oscars red carpet. Eli Glasner reports.

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