South Africa sounds alarm on child rape epidemic by entering
Little One in Oscar race  By Chris Willman  LOS ANGELES ( -
South Africa's entry in the foreign-film Oscar race, "Little
One," ends with the printed statistic that one out of every
three girls in the nation is raped before the age of 21. An
audience member at the Wrap's screening Monday night at the
Sundance Cinemas asked the filmmakers an obvious question: Is
the government doing anything about this pandemic of abuse?
Producer Anton Ernst pointed out that the very fact that "Little
One" was being screened for Oscars voters meant "yes." "I think
the government is making a point, by exposing the movie into the
world, and making the film the official South African selection
for the Academy Awards." Ernst thinks the government shares his
belief that "the movie can do a lot (about child rape awareness)
if we can find an audience for it."   Steve Pond, the Wrap's
awards expert, started the Q&A by asking the filmmakers about
the reasons for the startling