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Children of Soldiers

2010 51 min
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In this documentary shot at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa during a troop deployment to Afghanistan, children and teens talk about the particular circumstances of having soldiers as parents. Directed by Claire Corriveau, Children of Soldiers lifts the veil on a reality shared by thousands of young Canadians, and on the difficulty of finding a balance between loyalty to the troops and staying true to themselves.

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In this documentary shot at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa during a troop deployment to Afghanistan, children and teens talk about the particular circumstances of having soldiers as parents.

Directed by Claire Corriveau, Children of Soldiers lifts the veil on a reality shared by thousands of young Canadians, and on the difficulty of finding a balance between loyalty to the troops and staying true to themselves.

  • participation
    Monique Gagné
    Stéphane Langevin
    Sonia Langevin
    Audrey Langevin
    Xavier Langevin
    William Langevin
    Jill Kruse
    Greg Kruse
    Kari Kruse
    Megan Kruse
    Victoria Kruse
    Cynthia Mills
    Scott Mills
    Madeline Mills
    Evan Mills
    Delaney Mills
    Connor Mills
    Frances Perreault
    Roger Perreault
    Marissa Perreault
    Alisha Perreault
    Mathew Perreault
    Derek Perreault
    Greg Lubimiv
    Magali Luneau
  • director
    Claire Corriveau
  • researcher
    Claire Corriveau
    Claire Bourbonnais
  • writer
    Claire Corriveau
  • script consultant
    Monique Proulx
  • director of photography
    Geoffroy Beauchemin
  • production manager
    Doris Lapierre
  • sound
    Mélanie Gauthier
    Richard Lavoie
    Marc Paquette
  • still photographer
    Geoffroy Beauchemin
  • editor
    Petra Valier
  • assistant editor
    Christopher Logan
  • sound design
    Daniel Toussaint
  • sound editing
    Daniel Toussaint
  • foley
    Lise Wedlock
  • original music
    Jean Derome
  • musician
    Jean Derome
    Bernard Falaise
    Normand Guilbeault
    Pierre Tanguay
  • music recording
    Robert Langlois
  • music mix
    Robert Langlois
  • subtitling
    Robert Gray
  • online editing
    Yannick Carrier
  • re-recording
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • titles
    Gaspard Gaudreau
  • marketing manager
    Julie Arseneault
  • marketing assistant
    Karine Sévigny
  • administrator
    Alexandrine Torres de Figueiredo
  • administrative assistant
    Vanessa Emam
    Sophie Perceval
  • technical coordinator
    Micheline Faubert
    Samuel Lambert
    Annie Lessard
  • producer
    Anne-Marie Rocher
  • executive producer
    Jacques Turgeon

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