''Unwanted Soldiers'' is a 1999 made-for-TV

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that was written, directed, and narrated by Jari Osborne for the

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. It won the

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at the

2000 Gemini Awards The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 15th Gemini Awards were held on October 30, 2000, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Steve Smith, took place at the John Bassett Theatre and was broadc ...

. The film tells the story of Osborne's father and other

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veterans who fought in

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, documenting a history of

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against them and the Chinese-Canadian community in

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. Osborne's father and his compatriots recall their training for clandestine missions behind enemy lines in

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, as they fought for a country that had discriminated again them.

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Watch ''Unwanted Soldiers'' at NFB.ca
* 1999 television films 1999 films 1999 documentary films Canadian documentary television films Films about Chinese Canadians National Film Board of Canada documentaries Documentary films about racism in Canada Documentary films about World War II Documentary films about veterans Canada Award-winning shows Films shot in British Columbia Anti-Chinese sentiment in Canada 1990s Canadian films {{WWII-documentary-film-stub

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