Kinyarwanda (film)
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Kinyarwanda is a 2011 film based on the Rwandan genocide.
| Kinyarwanda | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Alrick Brown and Ishmael Ntithabose |
Running time | 1 hr 40 mins [1] |
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]
Variety described the movie as "doubly disappointing",[7] while the African American Literature Book Club described it as a "brilliant directorial debut".[8]
- 2011, Sundance Film Festival: World Cinema Audience Award (Dramatic)[9]
- 2011, AFI FEST Best International Feature Film (Audience Award)[10]
- 2011, AFI FEST Audience Award (World Cinema)[citation needed]
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