
A young Tutsi woman and a young Hutu man fall in love amidst 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.... (Full plot summary below)
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A young Tutsi woman and a young Hutu man fall in love amidst 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.
Leave your thoughts about Kinyarwanda.
| AALBC.comKam WilliamsAn inspirational, modern morality play apt to restore your faith in humanity. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaAs the varied characters organically intersect and intertwine, both the diversity of perspectives and shared oneness of this horrible experience are clearly seen and intimately felt. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAfter seeing Kinyarwanda, I have a different kind of feeling about the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994. The film approaches it not as a story line but as a series of intense personal moments. |
| Village VoiceErnest HardyCast with both professional and novice actors (which results in uneven performances), the beautifully shot film is filled with exquisite moments. |
| Washington ExaminerKelly Jane TorranceKinyarwanda doesn't explain how such evil came to pass. No one can. But it does a beautiful job of showing some of its ugly effects. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldThe end result is a film that's un- deniably moving in its depiction of life under siege, in which horrific violence coexists with everyday emotions. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaBy detailing the allegiance between Tutsi Muslims and Christian Hutus, and the fatwa issued by a Muslim leader forbidding his followers to participate in the massacres, the film is hopeful rather than horrific, even as it describes events of impossible savagery and hate. |
| BET.comClay CaneAll respect to Alrick Brown for giving audiences a fresh take on the Rwandan genocide. In a movie that was shot in 16 days, viewers will be educated and moved. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThis ambitious first feature film about the period made entirely by Rwandans (shot in a remarkable 16 days), while hardly an all-inclusive look at this complex conflict, paints a heartfelt, fairly restrained picture of a nation under siege. |
| New York TimesDavid DeWittIt adds texture to the central facts: This happened, and this matters. |