Film at Eleven

Here’s something I didn’t know. Lord of War which starred Nicolas Cage as an international arms dealer was made with the collaberation of Amnesty International.

Now Cage has gone a step further and donated $2m (£1.1m) to the charity to help former child soldiers bu providing rehabilitation shelters, medical services and psychological and reintegration services.

Cage has been working with Amnesty International USA - which estimates that 300,000 children, some as young as seven, are involved in armed conflicts worldwide - for two years.

In a video statement filmed by the actor, he said: “Think about the nine months it took for your child to be born; think about all the care you put into teaching him how to cross the street and look both ways, or to read a book, or to simply have good manners.

“Then imagine a warlord dropping a gun into his hand and forcing him to kill someone. He’s eight years old. He hasn’t kissed a girl yet or fallen in love, but he’s killed a man. What does that do to a child’s mind?

“Sounds like a nightmare? It’s reality for some families.”

I’m still not happy about the Wicker Man remake, though.

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