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A Sunday in Kigali (2006)

Original title: Un Dimanche à Kigali

2006-03-03 · 1h 58m · FR
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In April 1994, the middle-aged Canadian journalist Bernard Valcourt is making a documentary in Kigali about AIDS. He secretly falls in love for the Tutsi waitress of his hotel Gentille, who is younger than him, in a period of violent racial conflicts. When the genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda begins, Bernard does not succeed in escaping with Gentille to Canada. When the genocide finishes in July 1994, Bernard returns to the chaotic Kigali seeking out Gentille in the middle of destruction and dead bodies.

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Gil CourtemancheWriterRobert FavreauDirector, Writer
Budget
$5.5M

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Luc PicardLuc PicardBernard ValcourtFatou N'DiayeFatou N'DiayeGentilleCéline BonnierCéline BonnierÉliseLuck MervilLuck MervilRaphaëlMaka KottoMaka KottoManuFayolle JeanFayolle JeanVictorLéonce NgaboLéonce NgaboMauriceJean-Chris Banange SemutakirwaJean-Chris Banange SemutakirwaModesteErwin WecheErwin WecheD.J. RockMireille MetellusMireille MetellusAgatheNatasha MuziramakengaNatasha MuziramakengaÉmeritaGuy ThauvetteGuy ThauvetteGénéral Roméo Dallaire

Keywords

Based on novel or bookGenocideAidsFalling in loveRwandan genocideRwanda

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Genocide · AidsDialogue densityDramaDirector preference506937Actor preference499459 · 502847 · 347671Country preferenceCa

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What is A Sunday in Kigali about?

In April 1994, the middle-aged Canadian journalist Bernard Valcourt is making a documentary in Kigali about AIDS. He secretly falls in love for the Tutsi waitress of his hotel Gentille, who is younger than him, in a period of violent racial conflicts. When the genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda begins, Bernard does not succeed in escaping with Gentille to Canada. When the genocide finishes in July 1994, Bernard returns to the chaotic Kigali seeking out Gentille in the middle of destruction and dead bodies.

How long is A Sunday in Kigali?

A Sunday in Kigali has a runtime of 118 minutes.