Kinyarwanda | |
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Written by | Alrick Brown and Ishmael Ntithabose |
Running time | 1 hr 40 mins |
Kinyarwanda is a 2011 film based on the Rwandan genocide.
Film
Based on true accounts, the film consists of six interwoven tales of several events happening as the genocide takes place. Mosques become a place of refuge, and the taboo of interethnic marriage between a Hutu and a Tutsi is also depicted.
Reception
Variety described the movie as "doubly disappointing", while the African American Literature Book Club described it as a "brilliant directorial debut".
Awards
- 2011, Sundance Film Festival: World Cinema Audience Award (Dramatic)
- 2011, AFI FEST Best International Feature Film (Audience Award)
- 2011, AFI FEST Audience Award (World Cinema)
References
- DeWitt, David (December 1, 2011). "Linked Stories From the Months of the Rwanda Massacre. Review of 'Kinyarwanda,' About 1994 Genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- "Africiné - Kinyarwanda". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- "Movie review: 'Kinyarwanda'". Los Angeles Times. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- Kohn, Eric (2011-12-02). ""Kinyarwanda" Shows the Good and Bad of Cinematic Therapy". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- "'Kinyarwanda' wins big at 2011 Sundance Film Festival". The New Times | Rwanda. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- "Ambitious film centers on Rwanda genocide". Reuters. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- Koehler, Robert (2011-01-31). "Kinyarwanda". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- "Kinyarwanda Film Reviewed by Kam Williams". aalbc.com: African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- Kinyarwanda (2011), retrieved 2022-08-04
- "Kinyarwanda (2011) Awards & Festivals". mubi.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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