A Sunday in Kigali
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Director Robert Favreau Initial release April 3, 2006 (Montreal) Music director Jorane Country Canada | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama Initial DVD release July 4, 2007 (Japan) Duration Language French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Gil Courtemanche (novel), Robert Favreau (screenplay) Cast Luc Picard (Bernard Valcourt), Fatou NDiaye (Gentille), Celine Bonnier , Vincent Bilodeau , Genevieve Brouillette Similar movies Dallas Buyers Club , Kinyarwanda , Rent , Philadelphia , The Constant Gardener , And the Band Played On | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Sunday in Kigali (original French title: Un dimanche à Kigali) is a 2006 Canadian feature film set during the Rwandan genocide.
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Directed by Robert Favreau, it relates the story of Bernard Valcourt, a documentary film maker and journalist who falls in love with a young Rwandan woman, Gentille, who works at the Hôtel Des Mille Collines. The brutal violence of the Rwandan genocide separates them; a few months later, Bernard returns to Rwanda seeking Gentille. Most of the narrative unfolds in retrospect.
The film is based on the novel A Sunday at the pool in Kigali, by Gil Courtemanche.
Release
"A Sunday in Kigali" grossed $1.1 million Canadian in Quebec in the fall of 2006, and is set for Sept. 23 release in English-speaking Canada. Video and cable are the best options in other territories.
Cast
References
A Sunday in Kigali WikipediaA Sunday in Kigali IMDb A Sunday in Kigali themoviedb.org