Gino Farnetti, who was saved by Canadian soldiers following a Second World War battle in Italy when he was six years old, will be screening a new docudrama, Gino: A Child of War, in Vaughan, Ont., this Sunday.

“For me, remembering the legacy of caring extended to me as a young boy exposes the strong bonds and memories which have endured more than 80 years after the war,” Farnetti told National Post in an email on Thursday.

“My story, and that of my Canadian Guardian Angels, born out of the ashes of war, serves to emphasize the importance of remembering the past, allowing present and future generations to understand how even the smallest acts of kindness can have an enormous impact, even in the midst of war. And perhaps my story might help mitigate the horrors of war, which we continue to experience today.”