Unwanted Soldiers
Directed by Jari OsborneDecember 11, 1999 48mDocumentary, TV Movie
This documentary tells the personal story of filmmaker Jari Osborne's father, a Chinese-Canadian veteran. She describes her father's involvement in World War II and uncovers a legacy of discrimination and racism against British Columbia's Chinese-Canadian community. Sworn to secrecy for decades, Osborne's father and his war buddies now vividly recall their top-secret missions behind enemy lines in Southeast Asia. Theirs is a tale of young men proudly fighting for a country that had mistreated them. This film does more than reveal an important period in Canadian history. It pays moving tribute to a father's quiet heroism.
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Unwanted Soldiers was released on December 11, 1999.
Unwanted Soldiers was directed by Jari Osborne.
Unwanted Soldiers has a runtime of 48m.
Unwanted Soldiers was produced by Karen King.
This documentary tells the personal story of filmmaker Jari Osborne's father, a Chinese-Canadian veteran. She describes her father's involvement in World War II and uncovers a legacy of discrimination and racism against British Columbia's Chinese-Canadian community. Sworn to secrecy for decades, Osborne's father and his war buddies now vividly recall their top-secret missions behind enemy lines in Southeast Asia. Theirs is a tale of young men proudly fighting for a country that had mistreated them. This film does more than reveal an important period in Canadian history. It pays moving tribute to a father's quiet heroism.
The key characters in Unwanted Soldiers are Roy Mah, Lee Chin, John Ko Bong.
Unwanted Soldiers is a Documentary, TV Movie film.