Last summer at the Nantucket Film Festival I had a chance to see Son of Rambow and luckily for everyone, the film is finally coming to theaters in May.

I won’t write a ton about it now, except to say that if anyone doubts that making movies can be inspirational - this is a film you should see. Check out the trailer below and to learn about a group that is helping kids find inspiration in movie-making:

Sylvester Stallone and Rambo are symbols of machismo, testosterone, fighting, shooting, punching, and… international human rights activism? To the people of Myanmar (Burma), who are living under an oppressive military junta, Rambo has become the poster boy for the pro-democracy movement, which, ironically, is non-violent, peaceful and largely Buddhist.

Nothing proves the democracy-inspiring potential of the film more than the Burmese Government’s decision to ban the movie, and the Burmese people’s decision to risk going to jail by downloading and burning dvds of the international blockbuster hit. Even the US Campaign for Burma applauds the film for its realistic representation of the brutality of the junta. SPOILER ALERT:

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