‘War Witch’ Dominates in Canadian Screen Awards

                     

 

War Witch swept away nearly all competition at the inaugural Canadian Screen Awards broadcast gala Sunday night, with the searing child soldier drama capturing best picture and nine other trophies, while TV favourites Flashpoint and Less Than Kind also earned further accolades.

War Witch‘s writer-director Kim Nguyen turned up on the red carpet Sunday night with the film’s teen star Rachel Mwanza, who has gone from living on the streets of Kinshasa to earning accolades internationally for her performance as Komona, a child forced to kill her parents and join a local warlord’s band of soldiers.

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