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
External links
- Kinyarwanda at IMDb
- Kinyarwanda at Metacritic
- Kinyarwanda at Rotten Tomatoes
