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Kinyarwanda

2011 · 100 min

A sober, interwoven account of atrocity and small mercies that asks for quiet attention and leaves a heavy, hopeful ache.

Directed by
Alrick Brown
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Cleophas Kabasita, Edouard Bamporiki, Cassandra Freeman
Tagline
Forgiveness is Freedom
Overview
A young Tutsi woman and a young Hutu man fall in love amid chaos; a soldier struggles to foster a greater good while absent from her family; and a priest grapples with his faith in the face of unspeakable horror.

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Directed by
Alrick Brown
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Cleophas Kabasita, Edouard Bamporiki, Cassandra Freeman
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • love
  • faith
  • survival
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Alrick Brown
Written by
Alrick Brown
Starring
Cleophas Kabasita, Edouard Bamporiki, Cassandra Freeman, Mazimpaka Kennedy
Runtime
100 min
Country
France, Rwanda, United States of America
Languages
Kinyarwanda, English

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