Kinyarwanda (film)

Kinyarwanda is a 2011 film based on the Rwandan genocide.

Kinyarwanda
Written byAlrick Brown and Ishmael Ntithabose
Running time
1 hr 40 mins [1]

Film

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

Variety described the movie as "doubly disappointing",[7] while the African American Literature Book Club described it as a "brilliant directorial debut".[8]

Awards

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Africiné - Kinyarwanda". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. "Movie review: 'Kinyarwanda'". Los Angeles Times. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  4. Kohn, Eric (2011-12-02). ""Kinyarwanda" Shows the Good and Bad of Cinematic Therapy". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  5. "'Kinyarwanda' wins big at 2011 Sundance Film Festival". The New Times | Rwanda. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  6. "Ambitious film centers on Rwanda genocide". Reuters. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  7. Koehler, Robert (2011-01-31). "Kinyarwanda". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  8. "Kinyarwanda Film Reviewed by Kam Williams". aalbc.com: African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  9. Kinyarwanda (2011), retrieved 2022-08-04
  10. "Kinyarwanda (2011) Awards & Festivals". mubi.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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