Kinyarwanda is a 2011 film based on the Rwandan genocide.
| Kinyarwanda | |
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| Written by | Alrick Brown and Ishmael Ntithabose |
Running time | 1 hr 40 mins [1] |
Film edit
Based on true accounts,[2] the film consists of six interwoven tales several events happening as the genocide takes place.[3][4] Mosques become a place of refuge,[5] and the taboo of interethnic marriage between a Hutu and a Tutsi is also depicted.[6]
Reception edit
Variety described the movie as "doubly disappointing",[7] while the African American Literature Book Club described it as a "brilliant directorial debut".[8]
Awards edit
- 2011, Sundance Film Festival: World Cinema Audience Award (Dramatic)[9]
- 2011, AFI FEST Best International Feature Film (Audience Award)[10]
- 2011, AFI FEST Audience Award (World Cinema)[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ 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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