Thursday, October 13, 2005

Unicef bombs the Smurfs in fund-raising campaign for ex-child soldiers

The people of Belgium have been left reeling by the first adult-only episode of the Smurfs, in which the blue-skinned cartoon characters' village is annihilated by warplanes. The short but chilling film is the work of Unicef, the United Nations Children's Fund, and is to be broadcast on national television next week as a campaign advertisement.

Read the article: Unicef bombs the Smurfs in fund-raising campaign for ex-child soldiers

Watch the ad (NOTE: poor quality, and audio in Dutch only): http://movies.crooksandliars.com/N_051004_unicef_oorlogskinderen-20051004-132858-HB.mov

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